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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 “hallower” 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.

33 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
hallower1413981(None) 
callower13159071callower
hallowed15179491hallowed
hallowers15137721hallowers
hollower14127391hollower
sallower11139501sallower
shallower1555671shallower
wallower14158931wallower
allover1038582_allover
allowed111610082_allowed
balloter1078892balloter
bellower13159062bellower
fallowed15127752fallowed
follower14137072follower
galloper11137192galloper
halloaed121510152halloaed
halloed113314912hallo_ed
halloes104021522hallo_es
hallooed12168772hallooed
hallow124818322hallow__
hallows134417392hallow_s
harrower1446362harrower
hollowed15157022hollowed
mellower13167402mellower
sallowed12149032sallowed
shallowed1655082shallowed
swallower1554332swallower
tallowed12157712tallowed
walloper13147112walloper
wallowed15148162wallowed
wallowers15127652wallowers
willower14127452willower
yellower14186212yellower

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.39335679.0
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.79647073.5
 
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