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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 “softeners” 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.

63 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
softeners124513(None) 
softener1145611softener_
oftener1035922_oftener_
shorteners1345082shorteners
softened1235662softene_d
softens10347622soften__s
softness1136432soft_ness
batteners11238163batteners
congeners122511133congeners
contemners1447073contemners
contenders1348623contenders
conveners142911443conveners
cozeners19297783co_zeners
fasteners12237053fasteners
fatteners12236873fatteners
fosterers12238023fosterers
hasteners12267813hasteners
hostelers1246633hostelers
listeners9147323listeners
lofters103912903loft__ers
loftiness1236573loftiness
loiterers936263loiterers
looseners945403looseners
moisteners1244783moisteners
offenders1643403_offenders
offerers1434933_offerers
oftenest1148863_oftenest
openers9339493_o_peners
potterers11218663potterers
ratteners9237263ratteners
rottener8216973rottener_
safeness11239633saf_eness
screeners1136733screeners
sentencers1274783sentencers
shortener1245773shortener_
sickeners1535733sickeners
sifters103714793sift__ers
softcovers1841563softcovers
soften9429493soften___
softening1365493softening
softer94015313soft__er_
softies103414613soft_ie_s
softwares1564113softwares
solderers1066533solderers
soleness8814263so_leness
sooners73916643so__oners
soothers113913433soot_hers
sootiness999833sootiness
sorcerers1145323sorcerers
soreness8914793so_reness
sorners73416873so__rners
sorters74221133sort__ers
soutanes8312933soutane_s
souters74422603sout__ers
southers114214453sout_hers
souvenirs1242423souvenirs
steers63820983s__te_ers
stiffeners1641783stiffeners
stoners74817953s__toners
sufferers1555103sufferers
sweeteners1343163sweeteners
totterers9186813totterers
whiteners1535243whiteners

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641637.20320636.0
3Display Results63630.0331909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691637.65923330.9
 
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