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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 “lowbrows” 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.

34 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
lowbrows164348(None) 
lowbrow1543271lowbrow_
lowboys1534212lowb_oys
lowbrowed1841742lowbrowed
borrows12349263bo_rrows
bowwows1454123bow_wows
brows105425983___brows
cornrows1345313cornrows
cowboys1735253cowb_oys
dobros93910233do_bro_s
downbows1783693downbows
eyebrows1642463eyebrows
fogbows1643853fogb_ows
kowtows1742763kow_tows
lawbooks1743743lawbooks
lobbygows205973lobbygows
lobos75921843lo_b_o_s
lobworms1544483lobworms
logbooks1544023logbooks
longbows1443883longbows
lowballs1364393lowballs
lowborn1245143lowb_orn
lowboy1435903lowb_o_y
lowbred13225363lowbr_ed
lowdown1454483low_down
lowdowns1543463low_downs
lowers94624923lower__s
morrows12318723mo_rrows
outrows10311403_outrows
oxbows1833713_oxb_ows
plowboys1842363plowb_oys
powwows1442853pow_wows
sombrous1246613sombrous
sorrows10278403so_rrows

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162346.90621164.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.34524328.3
 
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