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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 “downbeats” 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.

27 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
downbeats154319(None) 
downbeat1444951downbeat_
browbeats1642893brow_beats
deadbeats1343683deadbeats
downbows1783693downb_ows
downburst1572413downburst
downbursts1681483downbursts
downcast1445003down_cast
downcasts1542913downcasts
downdrafts1851753downdrafts
downers113912773down_e_rs
downiest122710603downiest_
downless1236363downle_ss
downloads1443603downloads
downplays1842503downplays
downstate1344613downstate
downstates1444343downstates
drumbeats1442323drumbeats
hoofbeats1742503hoofbeats
hornbeams1642303hornbeams
johnboats2152003johnboats
moonbeams1542223moonbeams
newsbeats1442663newsbeats
offbeats1682813_offbeats
rowboats1384843row_boats
towboats1395333tow_boats
townlets1134773townle_ts

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641276.81321817.3
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.26624592.8
 
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