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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 “leftovers” 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.

32 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
leftovers154278(None) 
leftover1442711leftover_
estovers1136452_estovers
bedcovers1783563bedcovers
beflowers17165823beflowers
bestowers14135323bestowers
cutovers1335123_cutovers
deflowers16145643deflowers
hefters134312003heft__ers
layovers1434073l_ayovers
leathers114215083leat_hers
leavers103717783le__avers
lectors93415763lecto__rs
lecturers11124233lecturers
lefter93613433left__er_
lefties10312073left_ie_s
letterers9228113letterers
letters73819853le_t_ters
levers94621323le___vers
lifters104313783lift__ers
lofters103912903loft__ers
lovers94223433l___overs
recovers133511123re_covers
reflowers15125983reflowers
removers13449223re_movers
reprovers14217773reprovers
restorers95110113restorers
sleepovers1542223sleepovers
softcovers1841563softcovers
stovers103713733__stovers
vetivers1435163ve_tivers
vetoers10359473ve_to_ers

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641327.34320242.5
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.51523777.9
 
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