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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 “clovered” 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
clovered1418736(None) 
clavered14187631clavered
covered133315291c_overed
cleverer1334562cleverer
clobbered16164102clobbered
closeted1135612closeted
closured11266352closured
clotured11246162clotured
cloured103111542clo_ured
clover114617122clover__
clovers125114662clover_s
clovery15407402clover_y
cohered133514692c_ohered
coopered133310932coopered
coverer123113522c_overer
coveted133011522c_oveted
cowered133214652c_owered
flowered1546012flowered
glowered1345752glowered
hoovered15195412hoovered
hovered143411572_hovered
levered114212302_levered
livered113111632_livered
louvered1244992_louvered
lowered112711912_lowered
overed102216622__overed
slavered12188032slavered
slivered12218102slivered

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059283.72032542.7
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691284.12343340.0
 
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