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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 “smoothers” 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.

29 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
smoothers1420604(None) 
smoochers16184831smoochers
smoothens14194251smoothens
smoother13196671smoother_
smoothes13218541smoothe_s
smothers13349931sm_others
soothers113913431s_oothers
moochers15369122_moochers
mooters93818622_moot_ers
mothers123717622_m_others
mouthers133811302_mouthers
scooters103511032scoot_ers
scouthers1445992scouthers
shooters112811582shoot_ers
smithers13369792sm_ithers
smoocher15205502smoocher_
smooches15217262smooche_s
smooshes13206862smooshe_s
smoothed14236472smoothe_d
smoothen13204962smoothe_n
smoothest14215772smoothest
smoothies1456132smoothies
smoothness1543042smoothness
smooths12216322smooth__s
smother123510212sm_other_
smothery16296062sm_othery
soother104215042s_oother_
soothes103917112s_oothe_s
southers114214452s_outhers

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 Filter1786911214360.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121436293.51634538.1
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691293.88945947.8
 
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