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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 “kowtowed” 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.

28 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
kowtowed194195(None) 
kotowed1533771ko_towed
kowtower1842271kowtower
bowwowed1642172bowwowed
kotower1434382ko_tower
kowtow1643462kowtow__
kowtowers1942182kowtowers
kowtows1742762kowtow_s
powwowed1641692powwowed
bestowed14156623bestowed
borrowed1465043borrowed
bottomed1344673bottomed
cottoned1138033cottoned
cowboyed1943373cowboyed
doctored1245623doctored
followed15146273followed
hollowed15157023hollowed
kotow12528713ko_tow__
kotowers1534313ko_towers
kotows13446523ko_tow_s
kowtowing2042123kowtowing
lowbrowed1841733lowbrowed
motored1039933mo_tored
outrowed1239433_outrowed
sorrowed1264833sorrowed
stowed105817203__stowed
towed95134583___towed
wowed124023773__w_owed

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162286.40622816.4
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.84226116.8
 
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