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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 “norther” 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.

35 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
norther103973(None) 
northern1145581northern
northers1139331northers
nother93815961no_ther
another10289152ano_ther
bother115218062bo_ther
brother123311332brother
couther123914632couther
farther1348342farther
frother133110152frother
further1337002further
loather103711002loather
mother113718642mo_ther
mouther123812812mouther
murther1237952murther
narthex1734262narthex
neither1037572neither
nether94014162n_ether
north86018272north__
northerly1543522northerly
northerns1244932northerns
norths96812322north_s
nosher94616362no_sher
notcher123610932notcher
noter55025642no_t_er
other84219102_o_ther
porter84224412port_er
pother113818852po_ther
snorter74412662snort_er
soother104215042soother
sorter64425092sort_er
souther104116302souther
tother94117142to_ther
worthed1437872worthed
worthier1436712worthier

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 Filter1786911076710.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit107671353.42331455.2
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691353.84346497.8
 
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