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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 “lowdown” 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.

59 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
lowdown145448(None) 
blowdown1743241blowdown
lowdowns1543461lowdowns
slowdown1542861slowdown
blowdowns1842922blowdowns
godown1136032go_down
hoedown14125752hoedown
letdown1144262letdown
lockdown1843062lockdown
lookdown1643082lookdown
lowborn1245142lowborn
showdown1843572showdown
slowdowns1642462slowdowns
adown95611663__adown
bowwow1334463bowwow_
bowwows1454123bowwows
closedown1552393closedown
codon86522853co_do_n
comedown1644143comedown
cooldown1443403cooldown
cordon95017293cordo_n
cutdown1344083cutdown
down86427493___down
downtown1543293downtown
drawdown1642183drawdown
godowns1234673go_downs
hoedowns15124653hoedowns
holddown1642903holddown
kowtow1643463kowtow_
kowtows1742763kowtows
lardon74415063lardo_n
lardoon83410373lardoon
letdowns1243483letdowns
lockdowns1942573lockdowns
loden66621143lo_d_en
logion76013723logio_n
logon615922313lo_go_n
lookdowns1742363lookdowns
loon47344793lo__o_n
lordoma1056043lordoma
lotion65716523lotio_n
louden73711793loud_en
lowboy1435903lowbo_y
lowboys1534213lowboys
lowbrow1543273lowbrow_
lowbrows1643483lowbrows
lown76929293l___own
newmown1542283newmown
playdown1743593playdown
powwow1342833powwow_
powwows1442853powwows
putdown1343883putdown
rubdown1383893rubdown
rundown1165443rundown
showdowns1942833showdowns
sundown1186313sundown
vodoun1036233vo_doun
voudon1035873voudo_n
voudoun1143603voudoun

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027596.54620474.6
3Display Results59590.0134538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691596.96525655.6
 
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