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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 “cottons” 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.

47 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
cottons931219(None) 
cotton8312991cotton_
cottony1237251cottony
bostons9312902bostons
bottoms1136992bottoms
boutons9310782boutons
buttons9310332buttons
cantons95221202cantons
cartons94122472cartons
cations94524142cations
chitons122611912chitons
citrons92913222citrons
cocoons11310562cocoons
codons96119462co_dons
cogons96818112co_gons
coitions10312852coitions
colons86028682co_lons
commons13311042commons
contos84923232conto_s
coons76737282co__ons
cordons104415762cordons
cortins92421332cortins
cotans81317922co_tans
cottars94412242cottars
cottas84615572cott_as
cotters94323442cotters
cottoned1138032cottoned
coupons112710562coupons
cratons94316032cratons
crotons93714372crotons
croutons1036752croutons
cytons111710182c_ytons
jettons1437272jettons
lotions74614762lotions
lottos64613102lotto_s
motions94215002motions
mottoes93412192mottoes
mottos84615242motto_s
moutons9410312moutons
muttons949282muttons
notions74014482notions
ottos54714322_otto_s
pontons93315552pontons
potions93417422potions
pottos84615872potto_s
rattons73815322rattons
wontons103310532wontons

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671472.98636058.6
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691473.35953197.7
 
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