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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 “lough” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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100 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
lough9511848(None) 
bough115719311bough
clough12539131clough
cough115819641cough
dough105217381dough
laugh94414371laugh
loughs105014771loughs
plough12577561plough
rough97819431rough
slough10539231slough
sough95320461sough
tough97321981tough
boughs125414372boughs
bought125115632bought
brugh115414292brugh
chough15699242chough
cloughs13517052cloughs
couch125320112couch
coughs125514542coughs
couth106122482couth
doughs115912932doughs
dought114915512dought
doughy14499842doughy
enough1045752enough
faugh125712962faugh
fought135112392fought
gouge78220062gouge
haugh125114052haugh
heugh125410922heugh
laigh95515922laigh
laughs10489022laughs
loach105116362loach
loath84918602loath
loch95527132lo_ch
lodge76520082lodge
log46252682lo_g_
loge56837192lo_ge
loggy105714192loggy
logo57931762lo_go
logs57343112lo_gs
logy87025782lo_gy
long56933342long_
longe66626462longe
longs65527062longs
lotah85315852lotah
loth76132132lo_th
louche115212662louche
loud55228042lou_d
louie55023512louie
louis57322322louis
louma76213632louma
lounge75211212lounge
loungy10476832loungy
loup66028432lou_p
loupe75319512loupe
loups75319622loups
lour45430682lou_r
lours55125292lours
loury85716752loury
louse56131012louse
lousy84617082lousy
lout45952142lou_t
louts56330272louts
lug46138062l_ug_
luge55531642l_uge
lugs55233522l_ugs
lush75327692l_ush
mouch124715802mouch
mouth105420292mouth
nought104713962nought
ouch95724632_ouch
ought95221532_ought
ouph95618372_ouph
ploughs13526102ploughs
pouch124617082pouch
pugh106619232_pugh
rouge65423442rouge
roughs105416212roughs
roughy137010852roughy
routh86423072routh
saugh95318402saugh
slouch11438522slouch
sloughs11497562sloughs
sloughy14535802sloughy
soughs105115622soughs
sought106315052sought
south85223572south
sugh86423442_sugh
teugh95511612teugh
though139410762though
touch106519392touch
toughs105414982toughs
toughy135911072toughy
trough108512022trough
ugh76520682__ugh
vouch134611902vouch
vugh117115722_vugh
waugh125411682waugh
yogh116616142yo_gh
youth115315042youth

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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit538001002.07625915.2
3Display Results1001000.0502000.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911002.21980527.7
 
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