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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 “hows” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

39 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
hows10634560(None) 
bows96242861bows
chows135618201chows
cows97046641cows
dhows125911221dhows
dows85941051dows
haws106439441haws
hews105631571hews
hobs97038981hobs
hods87239861hods
hoes75755731hoes
hogs87139661hogs
hols76946291hols
hons77350781hons
hops97942631hops
hos68364191ho_s
hots78349321hots
how97252431how_
howe106734101howe
howes114730261howes
howf136127201howf
howfs144814501howfs
howk145221961howk
howks155016851howks
howl107625691howl
howls116219221howls
hoys107733931hoys
jows146632091jows
lows75843011lows
mows96340831mows
nows75738231nows
pows95537661pows
rows75941751rows
shows115324571shows
sows75342491sows
tows78545551tows
vows106626941vows
wows104633491wows
yows106433121yows

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983390.28049939.3
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691390.359497746.5
 
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