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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordownplays” 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.

20 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
downplays184250(None) 
downplay1742871downplay_
downplayed2051642downplayed
nonplays1344892no_nplays
displays1446293d_isplays
downbeats1543193downbeats
downfalls1643143downfalls
downland1364533down_land
downlands1453853down_lands
downless1236363down_less
downloads1443603downloads
downpipes17133273downpipes
downplaying2151143downplaying
downpours1542533downpours
foreplays1745043foreplays
gunplays1442713_gunplays
nonplay1246683no_nplay_
onlays9398713_o_n_lays
outplays13246843_outplays
wordplays1852383wordplays

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641207.28320409.3
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691207.73223110.6