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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 “plowlands” 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.

35 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
plowlands154258(None) 
lowlands1244371_lowlands
plowland1442741plowland_
lowland1134692_lowland_
playlands1543892playlands
snowlands1343572snowlands
blowhards1843273blowhards
browbands1743403browbands
cloudlands1471713cloudlands
cowhands1765263_cowhands
croplands1445373croplands
downlands1453853_downlands
flatlands1364303flatlands
hollands12247273_hollands
lallands9338573_lallands
lowlander1342993_lowlander
lowlanders1442693_lowlanders
moorlands1244203moorlands
norlands936443_norlands
parklands1654713parklands
pinelands1244933pinelands
playland1444573playland_
plotlines1146823plotlines
plowbacks2243123plowbacks
plowheads1842563plowheads
plowman1444933plowman__
poblanos1244993p_oblanos
pollards11299523p_ollards
poulards11288233p_oulards
probands13228393pro_bands
prolans9314273pro_lan_s
snowland1243833snowland_
solands84412343_so_lands
trolands936423tro_lands
woodlands1444153woodlands

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641357.20620627.4
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691357.65523343.0
 
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