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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 “sowbelly” 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.

36 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
sowbelly164387(None) 
cowbell1445222cowbell_
cowbells1544992cowbells
gorbelly1445472gorbelly
potbelly1544212potbelly
snowbell13113592snowbell_
snowbells14113492snowbells
soberly1236942so_berly
somberly1544052somberly
belly104625493___belly
cowberry1843343cowberry
cowedly1635703cow_edly
gospelly1443143gospelly
lowball1275503lowball_
lowballs1364393lowballs
novelly1346513no_velly
sawbill1255293sawbill_
sawbills1344763sawbills
shelly124414473s__helly
smelly114110363s__melly
snowball13114943snowball_
snowballs14114463snowballs
snowbelt13114623snowbe_lt
snowbelts14112763snowbelts
snowberry1742503snowberry
socially1338543socially
soddenly1343783soddenly
solely93714213so_le_ly
sombrely1543703sombrely
sorely94618013so_re_ly
sottedly1244303sottedly
sowbellies1542843sowbellies
sweetly1335593s_weetly
swell84815983s_w_ell_
swells93913983s_w_ells
welly114620013__w_elly

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162366.40622816.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.84226116.8
 
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