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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 “rainbow” 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.

33 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
rainbow124335(None) 
rainbows1343241rainbows
downbow1653393downbow
indow95011663__indow
mailbox1853563mailbox
maintop1135143maintop
minnow1135583_minnow
moonbow1443873moonbow
railbus934413railbus
rain46251733rain___
rainband1144663rainband
rainbird1143143rainbird
raincoat1046643raincoat
raindrop1142783raindrop
rained75024603rain_ed
rainier71614263rainier
rainily10310433rainily
raining83922693raining
rainout7314393rainout
rains55140233rain__s
rainy85921083rain__y
rancor8810373ra_ncor
random92513553ra_ndom
ransom82410943ra_nsom
reendow11285063reendow
reitbok1343133reitbok
rhino84614323rhin_o_
rhinos94411123rhin_os
ribbon1036533r_ibbon
sunbow1145823_sunbow
window1347363_window
wingbow1643773_wingbow
winnow1234593_winnow

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027337.44018014.4
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.87322696.7
 
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