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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 “seafowl” 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.

44 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
seafowl134391(None) 
peafowl1543191peafowl
seafowls1443661seafowls
peafowls1642892peafowls
seafood1146152seafood
teabowl1244142teabowl
afoul8510193__afoul
batfowl1543593batfowl
befool1137713be_fool
befoul1137253be_foul
behowl1445533be_howl
fowl105723633___fowl
jetfoil1742913jetfoil
meadow1237403meadow_
meadows1337333meadows
meadowy1644043meadowy
reavow1235723reavow_
reavows1335273reavows
safrol937283s_afrol
salol55222143s_alo_l
scowl1012012973s__cowl
seaboot9512333seaboot
seacock1545573seacock
seadog838743seado_g
seadogs958643seadogs
seafloor1143323seafloor
seafoods1245673seafoods
seafront1148023seafront
seagull843933seagull
seal45654373sea___l
seaport9315603seaport
season62714903seaso_n
seasonal847263seasonal
seasons72614233seasons
seawall1046203seawall
serow86720443se_row_
serows96016393se_rows
shadow1337253shadow_
shadows1437193shadows
shadowy1744723shadowy
shawl116217573sha__wl
skatol1035723skato_l
stanol6310723stano_l
teabowls1343463teabowls

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027446.67320085.0
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691447.09225196.1
 
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