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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 “cloured” 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.

59 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
cloured10311154(None) 
closured11266351closured
clotured11246161clotured
clouded11348831clouded
clouted104212161clouted
coloured1148311coloured
floured11289871floured
loured74617401_loured
allured8299172allured
bloused104310642bloused
choired13349342choired
chored125321882cho_red
choused135012472choused
clamoured1444082clamoured
cleared103612462cleared
cloaked14368542cloaked
clocked164112832clocked
clogged12528652clogged
clomped14398972clomped
cloned94518802clo_ned
clonked14429562clonked
clopped143611532clopped
closed95317972clo_sed
closure9278482closure_
closures10228952closures
clothed134010282clothed
clotted104011822clotted
cloture9238452cloture_
clotures10299022clotures
cloud86716422clou__d
clour76617282clour__
clours85215092clour_s
clouter93511692clouter
clovered14187362clovered
clowned13447732clowned
cloyed125111562clo_yed
clued84917682cl_u_ed
colored10313472colored
colourer1037562colourer
colure8314162colure_
colures9315142colures
cored85044222c_o_red
couped115019312c_ouped
coursed104113602c_oursed
courted103514922c_ourted
cultured1137232cultured
cured85932132c__ured
floored11268682floored
flouted113210812flouted
glouted9429712glouted
louped95316382_louped
loused74822912_loused
louted74920692_louted
louvred11354662_louvred
lured65427492_l_ured
poured95116742_poured
scoured103811152scoured
soured74921862_soured
toured74216152_toured

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671593.54630364.1
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691593.95245215.3
 
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