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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 “chowdering” 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.

68 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
chowdering204416(None) 
choppering2064812choppering
cowering142514032c_ow_ering
powdering16246502_powdering
scowdering1743982scowdering
showering1646402show_ering
bordering1338833_bordering
bowering142911713_bow_ering
broidering1444673broidering
chaffering22104643chaffering
chambering20116043chambering
chamfering21125333chamfering
chaptering18107963chaptering
chartering16109253chartering
chattering16108643chattering
checkering2244403checkering
cheering143612703ch__eering
chequering2543123chequering
chippering2045163chippering
chittering16107183chittering
choiring14279793cho__iring
chording15410153chord__ing
choring133617663cho___ring
chowder16387813chowder___
chowdered1944013chowder_ed
chowders17387543chowder__s
chowing164412773chow___ing
chowsing17217343chow__sing
chuntering1647803chuntering
cindering13311223c_indering
clobbering17103933clobbering
cockering1839693c_ockering
coffering1838043c_offering
cohering142413833c_o_hering
compering163414163c_ompering
coopering142611323c_oopering
coppering162810893c_oppering
cornering12311893c_ornering
coshering15510023c_oshering
covering142215723c_o_vering
crowding15247933crowd__ing
doddering1335183_doddering
dowering132510613_dow_ering
flowering1636053flow_ering
foddering1535163_foddering
glowering1435653glow_ering
hindering14310273_hindering
hoidening1435633_hoidening
hollering1337743_hollering
homering141512073_ho_mering
hoovering1635753_hoovering
hovering151911143_ho_vering
howdying1933713_howd_ying
hoydening1744353_hoydening
lowering122210913_low_ering
moldering1367863_moldering
ordering1039353__ordering
pondering132411333_pondering
powering142210803_pow_ering
reordering1266213reordering
shouldering1662343shouldering
showring1548323show__ring
shuddering1643513shuddering
smoldering1474103smoldering
soldering1169033_soldering
thundering1544573thundering
towering122610873_tow_ering
wondering142110463_wondering

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 Filter1786911406030.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit140603688.06317438.1
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691688.92320025.9
 
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