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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 “downward” 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
downward164444(None) 
downwards1743831downwards
downland1364532downland
downwardly2151562downwardly
downwash1842622downwash
downwind1653412downwind
moonward1474472moonward
onward1039052_o_nward
awkward1843183_awkward
coward12411673co__ward
dockyard1943283dockyard
donnerd9427813do_nnerd
dooryard1343373dooryard
dotard839053do__tard
downcast1445003downcast
downed115314783down__ed
downer104414923down_er_
downers113912773down_ers
downfall1543633downfall
downgrade1543093downgrade
downhaul1542883downhaul
downier11299703downier_
downlands1453853downlands
download1343833download
downtrod1343353downtrod
downturn1243223downturn
drunkard1441553drunkard
forward1438293fo_rward
goalward1343493goalward
homeward1745333homeward
inward10310333__inward
loanword1244413loanword
manward1349093_manward
moonwards1574203moonwards
nonwar9159423no_nwar_
nonwars10109003no_nwars
nonword1149153no_nword
onwards1137173_o_nwards
outward11811403_outward
poleward1455943poleward
poniard1037583po_niard
sunward1137653_sunward
toward10311063to__ward
townwear1442293townwear_
vanward1456943_vanward

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162456.98620922.1
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.42224075.9
 
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