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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 “closest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

28 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
closest9431253(None) 
closes85425591closes_
closet85226601close_t
closets94611601closets
choses115825132choses_
clones84526562clones_
close76425222close__
closed95317962close_d
closely1237052closely
closeout1047332closeout
closer84918202close_r
closers94415322closers
closeup11113432closeup
cloves114918822cloves_
clozes174915562clozes_
coldest102514762coldest
coolest9318642coolest
coses76949492c_oses_
coset75748842c_ose_t
cosets85824402c_osets
cosiest93819852c_osiest
cosset84125862c_osset
coyest11316052c_oyest
crossest1012012122crossest
loosest75811562loosest
loses56742012_loses_
lowest93915592_lowest
slowest10168712slowest

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 Filter1786911076710.970184217.5
2DLD Change Limit107671286.23617266.0
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691287.20624797.5
 
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