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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 “knobs” 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.

84 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
knobs1151971(None) 
knob107417011knob_
knops115911811knops
knots95614721knots
knows124912411knows
kobs105831081k_obs
nobs66436901_nobs
snobs74716151snobs
anoas57226492anoas
blobs95620032blobs
bobs86340652_bobs
boobs96221992boobs
cobs87043142_cobs
enols54718402enols
enows85115492enows
fobs96034272_fobs
globs85616402globs
gobs76935572_gobs
hobs97038982_hobs
jobs136529432_jobs
kabobs14439302kabobs
kabs107130842k_abs
kaons95014852kaons
kebobs14427292kebobs
kenos95220622keno_s
kerbs115013672kerbs
kinos96626142kino_s
knaps115511172knaps
knars94416112knars
knees95114872knees
knits93914742knits
knobby1732712knobby
knock10487962knock
knocks11397442knocks
knoll9389602knoll
knolls10367412knolls
knop107116592kno_p
knosp11576822knosp
knosps12405012knosps
knot85630502kno_t
knout95018262knout
knouts10438312knouts
know116115842kno_w
known12568342known
knowns13426442knowns
knurs94511152knurs
koas85635092k_oas
kob99442382k_ob_
kobo107422102k_obo
kobos115616892k_obos
kois85129402k_ois
konks84917112konks
kooks85217262kooks
kops107031292k_ops
kors85933012k_ors
kos76944822k_o_s
koss85224812k_oss
lobs66441082_lobs
mobs85737372_mobs
nabs66236192_nabs
nebs66124982_nebs
nibs65028312_nibs
nob58954422_nob_
nods55838222_nods
noes45845392_noes
nogs56534612_nogs
noms65636402_noms
nos38859322_no_s
nous46136982_nous
nows75738232_nows
nubs65927142_nubs
onos46229002ono_s
robs65837872_robs
slobs74419872slobs
snibs75613762snibs
snob65825592snob_
snogs66017492snogs
snots55225122snots
snows84719892snows
snubs75412552snubs
sobs64941752_sobs
stobs75718232stobs
swobs104910892swobs
yobs96028082_yobs

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800841.64032804.9
3Display Results84840.0165250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691841.95291542.5
 
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