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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 “howes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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367 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
howes11473026(None) 
hoes75755731ho_es
hokes126231641hokes
holes84748651holes
homes106938821homes
hones88144491hones
hopes105835641hopes
hoses85443181hoses
howe106734101howe_
howfs144814501howfs
howks155016851howks
howls116219221howls
hows106345601how_s
lowes85732461lowes
owes75137101_owes
yowes114926371yowes
awes76037552_awes
bodes84935102bodes
boles75448602boles
bones76446532bones
bores76448252bores
bowed114533422bowed
bowel105621202bowel
bowels114315592bowels
bower107328182bower
bowers115523702bowers
bowls106121432bowls
bows96242862bow_s
bowse105420632bowse
bowses115718862bowses
boxes145625072boxes
chokes154917382chokes
chores114828022chores
choses115825132choses
chowed154914652chowed
chows135618202chow_s
chowse144711752chowse
chowses155611282chowses
codes86247292codes
cokes115537192cokes
coles76055062coles
comes97246992comes
cones76457422cones
copes97747102copes
cores76361852cores
coses76949492coses
cotes76347842cotes
coves105539172coves
cowed115637852cowed
cower104531772cower
cowers114625532cowers
cowls106922212cowls
cows97046642cow_s
coxes145430862coxes
cozes166033242cozes
dholes104914792dholes
dhows125911222dhow_s
does56554472do_es
doges75630162doges
doles67843752doles
domes85735562domes
dopes84935042dopes
doses65938502doses
dotes65836692dotes
doves94728152doves
dowed104632612dowed
dowel95618192dowel
dowels104813342dowels
dower95027702dower
dowers104523292dowers
downs94918572downs
dows85941052dow_s
dowse96020812dowse
dowses105718302dowses
dozes155226302dozes
ewes76328702_ewes
foes76543442fo_es
fores85847102fores
fowls115518892fowls
foxes156321092foxes
goes55644092go_es
gores65740372gores
gowds105814042gowds
gowks136011952gowks
gowns95115102gowns
goxes135018262goxes
hades96035112hades
haes77651022h_aes
hajes155420942hajes
hakes126034302hakes
hales85449842hales
hames106138702hames
haoles94919802haoles
hares86255542hares
hates86742572hates
haves116034872haves
hawed126025422hawed
hawks155415702hawks
haws106439442haw_s
hawse116015122hawse
hawses125113992hawses
hazes174928322hazes
hebes105521672hebes
hemes105031082hemes
heres86245902heres
hes66654202h__es
hewed125619432hewed
hewer115719932hewer
hewers123715272hewers
hews105631572hew_s
hexes155123042hexes
hides95129422hides
hies74842832h_ies
hikes125426982hikes
hires86134342hires
hives116925512hives
hoars85925552hoars
hoaxes163611692hoaxes
hoboes114717452hoboes
hobos106321352hobos
hobs97038982ho_bs
hocks144925492hocks
hocus104715202hocus
hods87239862ho_ds
hoe67562722ho_e_
hoed87837982ho_ed
hoer76533982ho_er
hoers85724922hoers
hoggs107212462hoggs
hogs87139662ho_gs
hoise85224772hoise
hoises94823682hoises
hoke115935932hoke_
hoked135326992hoked
hokey155422182hokey
holds94623242holds
hole77553392hole_
holed95634132holed
holey115626902holey
holies94630032holies
holks124720562holks
holms105117802holms
hols76946292ho_ls
holts85627912holts
home98042442home_
homed115425422homed
homer105828452homer
homers114821982homers
homey135924842homey
homeys145012882homeys
homies114524732homies
homos105921792homos
hone77549322hone_
honed95332262honed
honer85332092honer
honers94324972honers
honest94822422honest
honey115629912honey
honeys124016082honeys
hongs95126202hongs
honks125124522honks
hons77350782ho_ns
hoods95124082hoods
hooey114926602hooey
hooeys125512322hooeys
hoofs115721042hoofs
hooks125027122hooks
hoops105621072hoops
hoots84830252hoots
hooves124815492hooves
hope96639672hope_
hoped115628182hoped
hoper105829142hoper
hopers114222972hopers
hops97942632ho_ps
horas86333102horas
hordes104921632hordes
horns86125332horns
horse86132652horse
horses94729352horses
hos68364192ho__s
hose76547242hose_
hosed95830982hosed
hosel86024822hosel
hosels94218612hosels
hosen85623882hosen
hoser811529762hoser
hosers95223972hosers
hosey116127022hosey
hoseys124614012hoseys
hosts85526702hosts
hotel85520752hotel
hotels94515522hotels
hots78349332ho_ts
hours85422392hours
house89131422house
houses96032282houses
hove107132222hove_
hovel115017682hovel
hovels125413342hovels
hover115524132hover
hovers124320252hovers
how97252432how__
howdies142911952howdies
howdy155711412howdy
howf136127202how_f
howff175110492howff
howffs18535042howffs
howk145221962how_k
howked177312342howked
howl107625692how_l
howled134014972howled
howler123514312howler
howlers133312352howlers
howlet123518342howlet
howlets13329222howlets
hoyas115016162hoyas
hoyles12315012hoyles
hoys107733932ho_ys
hues75235232h_ues
hypes135818672hypes
joes116635892jo_es
jokes165423332jokes
joles125230832joles
jones125028182jones
jowed164724422jowed
jowls156214522jowls
jows146632092jow_s
lobes75331002lobes
lodes66436912lodes
loges66534202loges
lopes76437342lopes
lores55045402lores
loses56742012loses
loves85332012loves
lowe75435312lowe_
lowed95233902lowed
lower85830412lower
lowers94624922lowers
lowest93915592lowest
lows75843012low_s
lowse87219902lowse
loxes125227472loxes
modes85537412modes
mokes114631032mokes
moles74747922moles
momes95134472momes
mopes95134982mopes
mores76249642mores
motes75944002motes
moues75732842moues
moves106128422moves
mowed113629012mowed
mower104523452mower
mowers113219402mowers
mows96340832mow_s
nodes64633492nodes
noes45845392no_es
nomes74933122nomes
nones55639132nones
noses55435642noses
notes55034582notes
nows75738232now_s
nowts86915862nowts
obes66036832_obes
odes57243242_odes
oes35866192_o_es
okes84936342_okes
oles46453472_oles
ones46146532_ones
oozes145418712oozes
opes65942612_opes
ores46056682_ores
oses46641512_oses
owe67041032_owe_
owed86833872_owed
owls76022932_owls
owns76819582_owns
owse76321622_owse
oxes116530722_oxes
oyes74940132_oyes
phones114121212phones
pokes116133012pokes
poles75351002poles
pomes94833932pomes
pones74547042pones
popes95933812popes
pores75849032pores
poses74642762poses
power105325952power
powers113822322powers
pows95537662pow_s
poxes145325722poxes
robes75133302robes
rodes614039082rodes
roes45954142ro_es
roles56747982roles
ropes75940062ropes
roses56445772roses
rotes56143902rotes
roues56039352roues
roves84834482roves
rowed94034322rowed
rowel84721412rowel
rowels94515452rowels
rowen84921152rowen
rowens94515302rowens
rower85430492rower
rowers94924572rowers
rows75941752row_s
shoes85429662sho_es
shores94830412shores
shotes95321912shotes
shoves124919422shoves
showed135016972showed
shower124315112shower
showers134612682showers
shows115324582show_s
sokes95031422sokes
soles55547922soles
sones55444142sones
sores55454282sores
sowed94933862sowed
sowens93613152sowens
sower85229312sower
sowers94923442sowers
sows75342492sow_s
tholes94919782tholes
toes46956442to_es
tokes95234972tokes
toles55147132toles
tomes76037382tomes
tones56048662tones
topes76941762topes
tores55352672tores
totes55139682totes
towed95134582towed
towel84920522towel
towels94314642towels
tower85729202tower
towers94423672towers
towies93521192towies
towns86018882towns
tows78545552tow_s
voces105918052voces
voes75432822vo_es
voles86234042voles
votes84627082votes
vowed124424572vowed
vowel115515012vowel
vowels124410482vowels
vower115220792vower
vowers124317182vowers
vows106626942vow_s
wholes124616772wholes
whores125617102whores
woes76440662wo_es
wowed124023772wowed
wows104633492wow_s
yokes125223022yokes
yores85031322yores
yowe106728742yowe_
yowed1253025182yowed
yowies123913732yowies
yowls115715432yowls
yows106433122yow_s
zones145528042zones

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit538003671.56334421.0
3Display Results3673670.1262912.7
 (SQL Overall)1786913672.10984727.8
 
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