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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 “governor” 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.

34 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
governor124328(None) 
governors1343881governors
govern1036822govern__
governed1335192governed
governs1136102govern_s
convenor13307613conve_nor
convertor1448783convertor
coverer123113523cover_er
evertor1038723_evertor
governess1346173governess
governing1435533governing
governorate1552703governorate
hoverer13319823hover_er
invertor11238973invertor
moderner1145523moderner
overbore131111583_overbore
overborn13128703_overborn
overcoy1536633_overcoy
overdo10128363_overdo_
overdoer12128713_overdoer
overdog12106523_overdog
overfar13227943_overfar
overhonor1543243_overhonor
overhot13411223_overhot
overjoy2034873_overjoy
overlord12119183_overlord
overnear11238473_overnear
overnew13268133_overnew
overtop1237723_overtop
overword15119243_overword
overwore141111403_overwore
overwork18118233_overwork
overworn14118833_overworn
taverner1134423taverner

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162349.30015716.3
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691349.71618391.4
 
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