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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 “sundowning” 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.

27 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
sundowning154263(None) 
landowning1543152landowning
condoning1339783condo_ning
downing123811673___downing
endowing13178173_endow_ing
indowing13198083_indow_ing
landownings1651543landownings
renowning1336083ren_owning
shadowing1744263shadow_ing
snowing113913453s_n_ow_ing
subjoining2043853subjoining
suborning1246683su_borning
summoning14115693summo_ning
sunburning1343353sunburning
sundering11312323sund_ering
sundown1186313sundow__n_
sundowned1442683sundown_ed
sundowner1342793sundown_er
sundowners1442713sundowners
sundowns1285433sundow__ns
sunning83715673sun___ning
suntanning1143983suntanning
unbowing1436993_unbow_ing
uncrowning1644273_uncrowning
undocking1735653_undocking
undoing9312243_undo__ing
windowing1744813window_ing

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 Filter1786911406030.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit140603277.01320048.9
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.82622833.0
 
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