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

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

25 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
adulterously167248(None) 
adulterous1153442adulterous__
dexterously2253863_dexterously
duteously1345053_du_te_ously
adulterers1143174adulterers__
adulteress1142904adulter_es_s
adulteresses1352194adulteresses
adulteries1145624adulteries__
adultery1244224adulter____y
adventurously2061724adventurously
aqueously2144234aqu__e_ously
boisterously1752714boisterously
bounteously1653774bounte_ously
cadaverously2162034cad_averously
courteously16104434courte_ously
dangerously1653774_dangerously
deleteriously1762224_deleteriously
dolorously1454614_dol_orously
idolatrously1661954idolatrously
lustrously1344774_lust_rously
murderously1753424_murderously
numerously1545184_nu_merously
roisterously1552854roisterously
sulfurously1753154_sulfurously
thunderously1972434thunderously

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790256.70318617.0
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691257.10925135.9
 
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