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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 “flounder” 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.

29 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
flounder123510(None) 
flounders1374611flounders
founder114312571f_ounder
blonder104011942blo_nder
blunder103813152bl_under
bounder104215532_bounder
flaunter1135012flaunter
flinder11319872fl_inder
flooder11258462flo_oder
flounce1235412flounce_
flounced1433802flounced
flounces1335102flounces
flouncier1442482flouncier
floundered1542422floundered
flouter104311342flou_ter
flunker14389362fl_unker
fonder104120062f_o_nder
founded124011422f_ounded
founders123911672f_ounders
funder104016082f__under
grounder1047612grounder
hounder113412232_hounder
launder8309142_launder
louder74414602_lou_der
lounger84610212_lounger
plunder103810502pl_under
pounder103314002_pounder
rounder83514602_rounder
sounder83315382_sounder

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911210590.283631417.0
2DLD Change Limit121059295.62321529.3
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691295.92230174.1
 
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