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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 “sowbreads” 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.

25 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
sowbreads154285(None) 
showbreads1952081showbreads
sowbread1443191sowbread_
shewbreads1951862shewbreads
showbread1842302showbread_
beebreads1442823beebreads
bowheads1745373bow_heads
breads95419203___breads
copyreads1743323copyreads
cornbreads1542863cornbreads
frybreads1841713frybreads
lowbred13225363lowbre_d_
oreads73915773_o__reads
outreads9289003_outreads
shewbread1842043shewbread_
shortbreads17131983shortbreads
showerheads2151843showerheads
softheads1644553softheads
sombreros1342043sombreros
soreheads1346073soreheads
soybeans1343283soyb_eans
spreads1039763s__preads
subbreeds1443573subbreeds
subheads1496533s_ubheads
towheads1544813tow_heads

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 Limit148641257.23320550.4
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.67223291.3
 
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