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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 “countertop” 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.

31 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
countertop144584(None) 
countertops1546351countertops
countercoup1774492countercoup
counterion1249532counterion
counterstep1547112counterstep
concerto123311613co_ncerto_
concertos132711133co_ncertos
convertor1448783co_nvertor
counter94220153counter___
counteract1449603counteract
counterbid1546083counterbid
counterblow1853903counterblow
countercoups1854603countercoups
countercry1745093countercry
countered12313003counter_ed
counterflow1954003counterflow
counterfoil1655203counterfoil
countering13314473countering
counterions1349823counterions
counterman1448553counterman
countermen1449293countermen
countermove1855853countermove
counterplot1596813counterplot
counterploy18105203counterploy
counterpose1547503counterpose
counters103320193counter__s
countershot1656633countershot
counterspy1744663counterspy
countersteps1655883countersteps
countersue1247743countersue
countertenor1454753countertenor

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603315.93623686.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.37528030.0
 
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