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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 “colorers” 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.

31 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
colorers1031218(None) 
coloreds1138091coloreds
colorer9312521colorer_
colourers1136471colourers
caloyers1337342caloyers
cloners94514822c_loners
closers94415322c_losers
clovers125114662c_lovers
coherers132310732coherers
colliers103613582colliers
colonels104210452colonels
colones96124432colone_s
colored10313472colore_d
colorizers21267602colorizers
colorless1145682colorless
colors86622372colo__rs
colourer1037562colourer_
colours95913442colo_urs
colters93522442col_ters
colures9315142colure_s
cooers84324562co_o_ers
cookers134619462co_okers
coolers93522492co_olers
coopers114019482co_opers
cooters94525722co_oters
corers85231072c__orers
coroners104016222coroners
coverers132712122coverers
coworkers1854362coworkers
floorers11227572floorers
honorers1139262honorers

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059313.94030725.6
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691314.09343657.7
 
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