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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 “powderless” 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.

30 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
powderless164259(None) 
powerless1444291pow_erless
dowerless1344012dow_erless
orderless1044312_orderless
powderers15214792powder_ers
bowelless1443833bow_elless
codeless112010113co_de_less
cotterless1244023cotterless
coverless1436803co_verless
fenderless1443533fenderless
flowerless1642883flow_erless
leaderless1143433leaderless
motherless1544093motherless
odorless934173_o_dorless
paperless1345833p_aperless
peerless1037513p__eerless
poetless1038723po__etless
poleless1089873po_le_less
ponderers12248453ponder_ers
popeless1288473po_pe_less
porteress1137933porter_ess
powdered15256893powder_e_d
powderer14245593powder_e_r
powderlike2051973powderlike
powders134111553powder___s
powerlessly1951983pow_erlessly
riderless1044903_riderless
rudderless1241953rudderless
sewerless1244303sew_erless
showerless1642543show_erless

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.67324784.6
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.09229332.1
 
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