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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “followers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

94 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
followers1514618(None) 
follower14137071follower_
bellowers14177622bellowers
flowers133413172f__lowers
followed15146272followe_d
follows13409922follow__s
followups1742292followups
hallowers15137722hallowers
hollower14127392hollower_
rollovers1244092rollovers
wallowers15127652wallowers
willowers15166692willowers
allovers1137673_allovers
balloters1157673balloters
beflowers17165823beflowers
bellower13159063bellower_
blowers124313593__blowers
boilovers1444103boilovers
bolloxes1736833bolloxe_s
borrowers1474023borrowers
callower13159073callower_
collegers12256833collegers
colliders12298073colliders
colliers103613583coll_iers
colluders12285613colluders
colorers10312183co_lorers
deflowers16145643deflowers
falconers1445323falconers
fallers103917993fall__ers
fallowed15127753fallowe_d
fallowness1642943fallowness
fallows133713973fallow__s
fellers104117543fell__ers
felloes104114383fello_e_s
fellowed15136833fellowe_d
fellows134212433fellow__s
fillers104320213fill__ers
flooders12257833f_looders
floorers11227573f_loorers
flopovers1742563flopovers
flower124815503f__lower_
flowery16327783f__lowery
flyovers1733673f_lyovers
foamflowers2252133foamflowers
folders113514393fo_l_ders
folklores1643703folklore_s
folles93820473foll__e_s
follies103618943foll_ie_s
follow124010353follow___
followership2361473followership
following1665753following
followings1752823followings
followup1642173follow_up
footers104618333fo__oters
forgoers1236413forgo_ers
fowlers133411203fowl__ers
fullers103817373full__ers
furrowers1563503furrowers
gallopers12136323gallopers
glowers113412093__glowers
hallower14139813hallower_
holdovers1643763holdovers
hollers103818233holl__ers
holloes103818193hollo_e_s
holloware1543943holloware
hollowares1643763hollowares
hollowed15157023hollowe_d
hollowest1544903hollowest
hollowness1642543hollowness
hollows134412333hollow__s
jolliers15357433joll_iers
kotowers1534313ko_towers
kowtowers1942183kowtowers
lollers72713793loll__ers
lowers94624923___lowers
mellower13167403mellower_
plowers123812243__plowers
pollers93420023poll__ers
pollsters1137173pollsters
polluters1135033polluters
pullovers14124243pullovers
reflowers15125983reflowers
rollers73117473roll__ers
rollover1144453rollover_
sallower11139503sallower_
sorrowers1274753sorrowers
swallowers1653813swallowers
tollers73217463toll__ers
volleyers1542773volleyers
wallopers14136273wallopers
wallower14158933wallower_
willower14127453willower_
willpowers1842893willpowers
yellower14186213yellower_

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641947.40620070.3
3Display Results94940.0462043.5
 (SQL Overall)178691947.62223444.1
 
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