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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forstowed” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

14 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
stowed10581720(None) 
scowed124413821scowed
showed135016961showed
slowed104617071slowed
snowed104613611snowed
sowed94933861s_owed
stewed104814241stewed
stoked114718291stoked
stoled74521591stoled
stoned75923141stoned
stoped94721011stoped
stored75524211stored
strowed115312141strowed
towed95134581_towed

Search took 2 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 Filter178691487550.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit48755141.40634676.4
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691141.576113382.6