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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 “closes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

178 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
closes8542559(None) 
choses115825131choses
clones84526561clones
close76425221close_
closed95317971closed
closer84918201closer
closers94415321closers
closest94312531closest
closet85226601closet
closets94611601closets
cloves114918821cloves
clozes174915561clozes
coses76949491c_oses
loses56742011_loses
aldoses8311202aldoses
aloes54933672alo_es
blokes123813882blokes
blouses94014462blouses
broses86524402broses
calloses10313392calloses
carses85233652carses
cases75048382c_ases
causes88026472causes
ceases84427072ceases
censes83721802censes
cesses84221362cesses
chaoses124715122chaoses
chases115128232chases
chokes154917382chokes
chooses125717432chooses
chores114828022chores
chose105925402chose_
chosen116014132chosen
chouses125117812chouses
chowses155611282chowses
clades94920462clades
clashes124017282clashes
clasps104512092clasps
class75525482clas_s
classes94717942classes
clasts84817292clasts
clauses93813322clauses
claves115020062claves
cleomes1138812cleomes
clepes104214622clepes
climes104720002climes
clines84926042clines
cloaks124411262cloaks
cloches144113712cloches
clocks144916232clocks
clods85320862clo_ds
clogs85519552clo_gs
clomps125212232clomps
clone75728162clone_
cloned94518802cloned
cloner84418092cloner
cloners94514822cloners
clonks125013472clonks
clons75228132clo_ns
clonus85212412clonus
clonuses1057132clonuses
cloots85113692cloots
clops95924852clo_ps
cloques18268562cloques
closely1237052closely
closeup11113432closeup
closeups12102812closeups
closures10228952closures
clothes124513822clothes
cloths115512482cloths
clots75627642clo_ts
clouds94612352clouds
clours85215092clours
clouts87017202clouts
clove105619442clove_
cloven114211512cloven
clover114617122clover
clovers125114662clovers
clowns114810112clowns
cloyed125111562cloyed
cloys104916942clo_ys
cloze165517542cloze_
clues74623032cl_ues
codes86247292c_odes
cokes115537192c_okes
coles76055062c_oles
colies84837052colies
colones96124432colones
comes97246992c_omes
cones76457422c_ones
cooees85621892cooees
copes97747102c_opes
copses104922482copses
cores76361852c_ores
corses84433462corses
cosec96320182c_osec
cosecs105015212c_osecs
coset75748842c_oset
cosets85824402c_osets
cosey106226712c_osey
coseys115215812c_oseys
coshes115022782c_oshes
cosies84932162c_osies
coss66143492c_os_s
costs77231142c_osts
cotes76347842c_otes
coves105539172c_oves
coxes145430862c_oxes
cozes166033242c_ozes
crases85532312crases
crises84529432crises
crones84729242crones
crores86121162crores
cross75124502cros_s
crosse85216312crosse
crosses94220802crosses
crozes174417662crozes
cruses88127712cruses
curses85328272curses
cusses84522772cusses
cycloses1538182cycloses
cyeses11510122cyeses
doses65938502_doses
elopes85918162elopes
encloses10911062encloses
eposes84418782eposes
eroses65327062eroses
floes85528142flo_es
floss85118262flos_s
flosses103411972flosses
globes94314542globes
gloss64319622glos_s
glosses84014122glosses
glosts74513812glosts
gloves104115182gloves
glozes164313352glozes
gnoses76515162gnoses
gooses75723062gooses
hoses85443182_hoses
incloses101610542incloses
lases54944762_lases
leses54930812_leses
lobes75331002_lobes
lodes66436912_lodes
loess55714702_loess
loges66534202_loges
looses67328252looses
lopes76437342_lopes
lores55045402_lores
lose45144582_lose_
losel54419422_losel
losels64714592_losels
loser54728672_loser
losers65123582_losers
loss45337962_los_s
losses65925232_losses
louses66230282_louses
loves85332012_loves
lowes85732462_lowes
loxes125227472_loxes
lyses84518252_lyses
mioses84318852mioses
myoses114013842myoses
nooses65623652nooses
noses55435642_noses
oses46641512__oses
pluses83618072pluses
poses74642762_poses
proses84733472proses
ptoses83514672ptoses
pyoses114314302pyoses
rooses65526242rooses
roses56445772_roses
sloes54728872slo_es
slopes84820452slopes
sloshes103811802sloshes
uncloses10910942uncloses
xyloses1746842xyloses

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit825511782.57632046.2
3Display Results1781780.0632825.4
 (SQL Overall)1786911782.96960185.6
 
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