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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 “decolours” 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.

38 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
decolours127441(None) 
decolors1187711decolo_rs
decolour1185011decolour_
bicolours1343362bicolours
colours95913442__colours
decolor1087032decolo_r_
decoloured1443082decoloured
decorous1138852decorou_s
discolours1343822discolours
dolours8438822d__olours
ecotours1044462_ecotours
recolors1078812recolo_rs
beclouds1345373bec_louds
bicolors1256163bicolo_rs
bicolour1243693bicolour_
clours85215093__c_lours
colors86622373__colo_rs
colour85915093__colour_
decalogs1245633decalo_gs
decalogues1443253decalogues
decoders122810413deco_ders
decolored1345663decolored
decolouring1583433decolouring
decors94017773dec__o_rs
decorums1344993deco_rums
decoyers14287713deco_yers
desulfurs1342243desulfurs
detours858043de__tours
devours1166643de__vours
discolors1246593discolo_rs
discolour1244173discolour_
dolors75115313d__olo_rs
dolour75710133d__olour_
ecotour944363_ecotour_
recolor978693recolo_r_
recontours1243463recontours
tricolours12133963tricolours
velours10278083ve__lours

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641387.17320722.3
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.62523434.9
 
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