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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 “scowling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

47 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
scowling145829(None) 
cowling134017421_cowling
scowing133812091scow_ing
bowling133916492_bowling
coaling103722822_coaling
codling114418952_codling
coiling103723452_coiling
cooling103422572_cooling
cowing124526322_cow_ing
cowlings14359782_cowlings
fowling143713112_fowling
growling1348162growling
howling143413162_howling
prowling1449992prowling
scaling103519372sc_aling
schooling1546942schooling
scoffing17275942scoffing
scolding12278912scolding
sconcing1338262sconcing
scooping133610632scooping
scooting113012642scooting
scoping123513822sco_ping
scoring103117212sco_ring
scorning1169132scorning
scouring112810852scouring
scouting112612752scouting
scowlingly1942962scowlingly
scrawling15195582scrawling
scrolling12187802scrolling
sculling112910992sculling
shawling1558222shawling
shoaling123111752shoaling
shooling123012562shooling
showing143814662show_ing
showring1548322showring
skoaling13227212skoaling
slowing112814742slow_ing
snooling93013472snooling
snowing113913452snow_ing
soiling83422322s_oiling
soling74226822s_o_ling
sowing104222912s_ow_ing
spoiling112911552spoiling
spooling113212562spooling
stooling93113132stooling
stowing113315132stow_ing
yowling143610222_yowling

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059473.42035397.4
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691473.84246509.9
 
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