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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 “onlookers” 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.

31 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
onlookers134310(None) 
onlooker1243471onlooker_
lookers114014072__lookers
snookers12398652sn_ookers
blockers16398793_blockers
bloomers12348823_bloomers
bloopers12397373_bloopers
bookers134016613__bookers
clockers16369813_clockers
convokers18246103con_vokers
cookers134619463__cookers
flooders12257833_flooders
floorers11227573_floorers
hookers144916513__hookers
invokers1534673in_vokers
knockers13285733kn_ockers
lockers133516923__lockers
looker104816953__looker_
loopers93914033__loopers
looters74419163__looters
nonsmokers1643973nonsmokers
nonworkers1744413nonworkers
noosers74913923_n_oosers
onlooking1444453onlooking
snooker113910303sn_ooker_
snoopers10319843sn_oopers
snoozers17296943sn_oozers
stookers12449793_stookers
unloaders1044403unloaders
unloosens9153193unloosens
unlooses8127293unloose_s

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641316.56322648.3
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691316.71926594.9
 
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