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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 “quarrelsomely” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

20 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
quarrelsomely271477(None) 
quarrelsome2261112quarrelsome__
quarrelsomeness267764quarrelsomeness
awesomely1762435__a_we_somely
cumbersomely238915cu_mbersomely
fearsomely1851695fea_r__somely
fulsomely1752185fu____lsomely
gamesomely1852165_ga_me_somely
gruesomely1651985__grue_somely
heartsomely19141715hea_r_tsomely
quarreled1963435quarrel___e_d
quarreler1863245quarrel___e_r
quarrelers1962765quarrel___ers
quarrelled2053155quarrel__le_d
quarreller1962995quarrel__le_r
quarrellers2062395quarrel__lers
quarrels1735085quarrels_____
tiresomely1562455__tire_somely
wearisomely1961445wea_r_isomely
worrisomely1961405_worr_isomely

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790209.36013332.3
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691209.76618297.3
 
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