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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 “cowgirl” 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.

61 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
cowgirl135327(None) 
cowgirls1442491cowgirls
copygirl1671822copygirl
cowbird1534432cowbird
showgirl1542082showgirl
aswirl935093asw_irl
awhirl1264673_awhirl
batgirl1043393batgirl
busgirl1044143busgirl
choirgirl1551353choirgirl
coaxial16157003coaxial
codger105814873codger_
codgers115113933codgers
cogging123513713cogging
cogito939203co_gito
coheir1137583coheir_
coheirs1236753coheirs
coil66439653co__i_l
coir66327243co__ir_
coirs75221053co__irs
confirm1437363confirm
congeal104011683congeal
conger95024273conger_
congers104223233congers
congii957363congi_i
congius103210073congius
copygirls1791563copygirls
cordial10312943cordial
corgi8316083corgi__
corgis9314413corgi_s
cougar958783cougar_
cougars1038443cougars
coward12411673cow_ard
cowbell1445223cowbell
cowbind1536613cowbind
cowbirds1644043cowbirds
cower104531773cow_er_
cowers114625533cow_ers
cowfish1836433cowfish
cowherb1735103cowherb
cowherd1636953cowherd
cowhide1636143cowhide
cowier113616163cow_ier
cowing124526323cow_ing
cowl97530813cow___l
cowlick1835263cowlick
cowling134017423cowling
cowpie133511513cowpi_e
cowpies143314283cowpies
cowrie113814283cowri_e
cowries124218013cowries
cowrite123612683cowrite
cowry135512483cow__ry
girl56226553___girl
homegirl1443133homegirl
newsgirl1251823newsgirl
shopgirl1442263shopgirl
showgirls1641763showgirls
swirl84514143_sw_irl
twirl85011943_tw_irl
whirl114913823__whirl

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027616.56320421.6
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691617.01625469.1
 
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