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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 “eyebrows” 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.

26 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
eyebrows164246(None) 
eyebrow1542871eyebrow_
eyedrops1443162eyedrops
brows105425983___brows
elbows1196723e_lb_ows
embows1396823e_mb_ows
embrown1454803e_mbrown
embrowns1544053e_mbrowns
emerods10137653eme_rods
escrows1235803e_scrows
eyeballs1344213eyeballs
eyebars1245333eyeb_ars
eyebeams1542133eyebeams
eyebolt1246363eyeb_olt
eyebolts1343483eyebolts
eyehooks1842833eyehooks
eyers86521333eye_r__s
eyeshots1453373eyeshots
eyesores1145113eyesores
eyespots1362973eyespots
lowbrows1643483lowbrows
regrows11269153_regrows
serows96016393_se_rows
tenebrous1144193tenebrous
yarrows13277863_yarrows
yellows13329603_yellows

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162266.78321548.3
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.21624763.2
 
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