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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 “snowblowers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
snowblowers195154(None) 
snowblower1851781snowblower_
snowplowed1951483snowplowe_d
snowplows1751743snowplow__s
snowshoers1651733snowsho_ers
blowers124313594____blowers
coneflowers19113154coneflowers
followers15146184_fo_llowers
kowtowers1942184_kow_towers
mindblowers1951514mindblowers
moonflowers1952164moonflowers
nobblers12318564_nobbl__ers
safflowers1942804s_afflowers
scowlers13257374scow_l__ers
snookers12398654sno___okers
snoopers10319844sno___opers
snoozers17296944sno___ozers
snowblinks1951564snowbl_inks
snowboard1543934snowb_o_ard
snowboarders1851204snowboarders
snowboards1643694snowb_oards
snowbushes1852094snowbushe_s
snowflakes2051484snowflake_s
snowless1145634snow_l__ess
snowmakers1972584snow_makers
snowplow1651764snowplow___
snowplowing2051134snowplowing
snowshoer1542474snowsho_er_
snowshoes1543704snowsho_e_s
snowslides1452164snowslide_s
sorrowers1274764s_o_rrowers
starflowers1772374starflowers
strawflowers21121444strawflowers
sunflowers1683264s_unflowers
swallowers1653814s_wallowers

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819358.50017508.1
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691358.95319958.8
 
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