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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 “markdown” 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.

28 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
markdown184303(None) 
markdowns1942461markdowns
adown95611663_a__down
cardon94120853car_do_n
cardoon104813813car_doon
crackdown2152133crackdown
drawdown1642183drawdown
facedown1743093facedown
lardon74415063lar_do_n
lardoon83410373lar_doon
lockdown1843063lockdown
lookdown1643083lookdown
markhoor1742973markhoor
markhor1635463markho_r
markhors1745393markhors
marksman1645263marksman
marksmen1644533marksmen
maroon83118203mar__oon
marron83717543mar_ro_n
marrow112812603mar_row_
marrows122911823mar_rows
marrowy15236083mar_rowy
meltdown1442763meltdown
misknown1742533misknown
pardon94618733par_do_n
takedown1643013takedown
teardown1243763tear_down
turndown1242903turndown

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162287.79618748.3
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.96822426.1
 
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