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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 “frivolous” 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.

26 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
frivolous155316(None) 
frivolers1543472frivolers
frivolously2052312frivolously
frivols1334742frivol__s
unfrivolous1761272unfrivolous
apivorous1443663apivorous
flavorous1544253flavorous
frijoles1834373frijol_es
frivol1235113frivol___
frivoled1534043frivol_ed
frivoler1443933frivol_er
frivoling1644493frivoling
frivolity1843063frivolity
frivolled1642383frivolled
frivoller1542433frivoller
frivollers1642073frivollers
frugivorous1871033frugivorous
nonfrivolous1861033nonfrivolous
rigorous947373_rigorous
riotous739863_ri_otous
rivalrous1242983_rivalrous
tricolors11125803tricolors
tricolour11114073tricolour
tricolours12133963tricolours
trigonous1045303trigonous
variolous1244983vari_olous

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641267.15620771.5
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.59623524.4
 
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