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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 “courteous” 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.

49 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
courteous114581(None) 
bounteous1144302bounteous
corneous10310032co_rneous
courageous1344192courageous
courteously16104432courteously
courters103015372courte_rs
courthouse1543902courthouse
bourgeois1243743bourgeois
bourgeons1244393bourgeons
cautious103110233cau_tious
citreous1056853citr_eous
cormous11312353co_r_mous
corteges1198823co_rteges
cortexes1797613co_rtexes
coulters103614313coulte_rs
coumarous1385783coumarous
counters103320193counte_rs
countess103710053counte_ss
couriers103213173courie_rs
coursers104412303course_rs
courses94218893course__s
courted103514923courte__d
courter94516483courte__r
courtesan1144173courtesan
courtesans1244253courtesans
courtesies1246453courtesies
courtesy1364973courte_sy
courtezan2042983courtezan
courtezans2152873courtezans
courthouses1653963courthouses
courtiers1146703courtiers
courtroom1343363courtroom
courtrooms1452633courtrooms
courts84216173court___s
couscous1246683cou_scous
couteau938833cou_teau_
couteaux1743203cou_teaux
couters93827303cou_te_rs
covetous1347093covet_ous
cupreous1255603c_upreous
curious93813563c_ur_ious
discourteous1552313discourteous
duteous838453_du_teous
fourteens1243343fourteens
gorgeous1046293go_rgeous
luteous739273_lu_teous
ochreous1343773ochr_eous
tortious839023to_rtious
tortuous845903to_rtuous

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.656272394.8
2DLD Change Limit148641498.81316866.1
3Display Results49490.0133769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691499.48218845.3
 
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