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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 “seafowls” 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
seafowls144366(None) 
peafowls1642891peafowls
seafowl1343911seafowl_
peafowl1543192peafowl_
seafoods1245672seafoods
teabowls1343462teabowls
batfowls1642773batfowls
befools1236433be_fools
befouls1236053be_fouls
behowls1534443be_howls
fowls115518893___fowls
jetfoils1842453jetfoils
meadows1337333meadow_s
reavows1335273reavow_s
safrols1036863s_afrols
salols64017873s_alo_ls
scowls11549593s__cowls
seaboots1047093seaboots
seacocks1645643seacocks
seadogs958643seado_gs
seafloors1243053seafloors
seafood1146153seafo_od
seafronts1244383seafronts
seagulls943743seagulls
seals54839703sea___ls
seaports1038463seaports
seasonals945283seasonals
seasons72614233seaso_ns
seawalls1145233seawalls
serows96016393se_row_s
shadows1437193shadow_s
shawls125411973sha__wls
skatols1135533skato_ls
stanols739733stano_ls
teabowl1244143teabowl_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162357.58019282.6
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691358.01622291.8
 
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