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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 “gouges” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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88 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
gouges8631869(None) 
gauges85915991gauges
gorges85321891gorges
gouge78220061gouge_
gouged96214591gouged
gouger86014361gouger
gougers94911761gougers
rouges76022381rouges
boughs125414372boughs
bougies103715182bougies
boules84925972boules
bouses84931782bouses
conges94928172conges
coughs125514542coughs
coupes105022522coupes
dodges96119082dodges
doges75630162do_ges
doughs115912932doughs
douses74928932douses
forges105024262forges
gages74529972g_ages
gauge76117902gauge_
gauged94713472gauged
gauger84714852gauger
gaugers94211712gaugers
gauzes164710632gauzes
gigues8129002gigues
glues65125682glu_es
glugs75214282glug_s
glumes94516812glumes
glutes74517672glutes
gobies95418062gobies
goboes95914442goboes
goes55644092go__es
goggles103510792goggles
gogos77516522go_gos
gonged97115912gonged
gongs74921612gong_s
gooses75723052gooses
gores65740372go_res
gorge76423892gorge_
gorged95016982gorged
gorger86116982gorger
gorgers94813642gorgers
gorget87123862gorget
gorgets94711782gorgets
gorses74723292gorses
gourdes9109382gourdes
gourds8108252gourds
gouts64826172gou_ts
goxes135018262go_xes
grouses84616542grouses
grudges10349422grudges
grues65721962gru_es
grumes94415552grumes
grunges93310402grunges
gudes74520812g_udes
gules64831042g_ules
gurges84716862gurges
houses96032272houses
joules134116822joules
kluges11389572kluges
lodges86820152lodges
loges66534202lo_ges
longes75925572longes
loughs105014772loughs
louies64525102louies
lounges84811352lounges
loupes84918052loupes
louses66230282louses
luges65928752_luges
moues75732842mou_es
mouses85531422mouses
nouses64627162nouses
rogues74617672rogues
roues56039352rou_es
rouge65423442rouge_
rouged86717322rouged
roughs105416212roughs
rouses65436282rouses
routes66129312routes
soughs105115622soughs
souses64229242souses
togues76014242togues
toughs105414982toughs
touses64229672touses
vogues104011922vogues
wodges117413682wodges

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551882.93628116.8
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691883.31253952.6
 
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