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

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

29 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
lowliness123640(None) 
jowliness1934851jowliness
blowiness1435622blow_iness
bowlines133211622bowline_s
dowdiness1485692dowdiness
downiness13106712downiness
godliness1136592godliness
growliness1494072growliness
holiness112512502ho_liness
jolliness1636212jolliness
loaminess1137492loaminess
loftiness1236572loftiness
loginess9310162lo_giness
loneliness1046082loneliness
looniness9137572looniness
loopiness11136542loopiness
lordliness1144882lordliness
lousiness9219032lousiness
loveliness1345302loveliness
lowliest11229472lowli_est
lowlifers1542952lowlifers
lowlifes1434332lowlife_s
lowlinesses1436682lowlinesses
lowlives1434572lowlive_s
lowness1037812low__ness
oiliness8311562_oiliness
rowdiness1396232rowdiness
towlines112610342towline_s
wooliness12147692wooliness

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121436293.98630465.6
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691294.41940437.0
 
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