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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 “dotardly” 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.

45 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
dotardly134384(None) 
cowardly1744092cowardly
dastardly14273802dastardly
dotard839052dotard__
dotards937252dotard_s
towardly1543652towardly
bastardly15264293bastardly
darkly145411073d__arkly
datary10310243datar__y
datedly1236023dat_edly
deadly113811473d_ea_dly
dearly104615323d_ear_ly
dietarily1344453dietarily
doctorly1443113doctor_ly
doggedly1543103doggedly
dotal64919623dota__l_
dotingly1337343dotingly
dottily1147283dot_tily
dottrel834463dottrel_
dottrels963493dottrels
dourly103210433do_ur_ly
downwardly2151563downwardly
drearily1236083drearily
forwardly1942753forwardly
frowardly1962303frowardly
hardly135112833__hardly
hoarily1338973ho_arily
inwardly1543783inwardly
lordly1038753lo__rdly
notably12199993nota_bly
notary92310713notar__y
notedly1136883not_edly
outwardly1643063outwardly
rotary92411303rotar__y
rotundly1243433rotundly
sottedly1244303sottedly
staidly1136683_staidly
starkly14277033_starkly
tardily11269583__tardily
tardy94720463__tard_y
tartly96014023__tartly
totally1039893tota_lly
upwardly1742793upwardly
votary12248333votar__y
wizardly2452573wizardly

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162456.50022486.5
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691456.93925751.7
 
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