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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 “blowguns” 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.

40 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
blowguns144216(None) 
blowgun1342651blowgun_
blowouts1344322blowouts
blowups1433162blow_ups
biogens1038963bio_gens
bloggers12397403bloggers
blogging13369013blogging
bloggings14264263bloggings
blogs85319233blo_g__s
blousons1054403blousons
blowbys17353813blow_bys
blowdowns1842923blowdowns
blowers124313593blow_ers
blowing133813053blow_ing
blowjobs2241573blowjobs
blown105716673blow__n_
blowoffs1942083blowoffs
blowout1248403blowou_t
blows105423833blow___s
blowtube1541583blowtube
blowtubes1641703blowtubes
blowup1335063blow_u_p
bluegums1372963bluegums
bogans95714813b_o_gans
bogus85616473b_o_gu_s
bosuns8439383b_o_suns
bowfins15267703b_owfins
brogans1049663bro_gans
brogues10719823bro_gues
browns116415633brow__ns
clowns114810113clow__ns
eloigns8425353eloig_ns
logans76319063_lo_gans
logins77820643_lo_gins
logons79818173_lo_gons
longans84510813_longans
popguns1234023_popguns
shoguns1134423sho_guns
shotguns1242313shotguns
slogans8407983slo_gans

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162407.41019725.0
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691407.82622833.0
 
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