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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 “dowdier” 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.

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
dowdier1232857(None) 
dowdies123412731dowdies
downier11299701downier
rowdier11348591rowdier
bawdier13378202bawdier
cowier113616162cow_ier
dandier93714572dandier
dawdler12356792dawdler
deedier93011592deedier
dewier104013462dew_ier
dodder94712912do_dder
dodger95817052do_dger
dodgier10388242dodgier
doggier103810942doggier
doodies94218772doodies
doodler93310152doodler
doomier103610122doomier
dopier93515922do_pier
dorkier122810022dorkier
dossier83711692dossier
dotier73917032do_tier
dottier83910922dottier
dowager1245802dowager
dowdiest13328952dowdiest
dowdily1534952dowdily
dower95027702dow__er
dowie94721142dow_ie_
downer104414922dow_ner
dowries114413982dowries
dowser104716082dow_ser
dozier163611632do_zier
drowsier1284902drowsier
hoodier113812972hoodier
howdie13349732howdie_
howdied15296842howdied
howdies142911952howdies
jowlier17327562jowlier
lowlier10338902lowlier
moldier103110032moldier
moodier103212202moodier
powder123611902powd_er
rowdies113112692rowdies
soldier82812152soldier
woodier113912062woodier
wordier112511212wordier

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 Limit107671452.87637437.8
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.24954998.8
 
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