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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 “engrossers” 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.

25 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
engrossers114309(None) 
engrosser1043841engrosser_
engrosses1045471engrosse_s
engrossed1144312engrosse_d
grossers94410972__grossers
crossers103912703__crossers
egresses949443e_gresse_s
embossers1343413e_mbossers
enclosers11105803enclo_sers
endorsers1046123en_dorsers
engravers1344313engr_avers
engross837123engro_s__s
engrossing12124643engrossing
engrossment1453823engrossment
engrossments1553273engrossments
enrobers10236953en_ro_bers
enrollers976173en_rollers
expressers1944433expressers
glossers9319053__glossers
grosser84313143__grosser_
grosses84517683__grosse_s
grousers93810733__grousers
incrosses1146033incrosse_s
ingresses1038533ingresse_s
uncrosses1146153uncrosse_s

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 Limit140603255.70024667.2
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.13929107.5
 
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