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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 “source” 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.

36 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
source841067(None) 
sourced1038451sourced
sources9312171sources
bounce104014832bounce
bourne83714092bourne
bourse84414332bourse
coerce10310402coerce
course85117782course
douce85518422dou_ce
force105324272fo_rce
gourde8107932gourde
jounce153310732jounce
ounce77019932_ounce
ourie54027302_ourie
pounce105214092pounce
resource1046312resource
sauce75121652sau_ce
scarce104013632scarce
scourge1035652scourge
sluice849512sluice
soiree62919482soiree
solace83415822solace
sore47059532so_r_e
sour45935892sour__
soured74921862soured
sourer63620212sourer
sourly93612212sourly
sours55230502sour_s
souse56530772sou_se
spruce103910872spruce
spurge93711322spurge
stoure64814942stour_e
stourie7469352stourie
sucre75019102s_ucre
sure45447412s_ur_e
surge65027692s_urge

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551362.53332590.2
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.87262218.3
 
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