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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 “foulards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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84 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
foulards1226646(None) 
foulard11257281foulard_
poulards11288231poulards
bollards11339152bollards
collards113310192collards
forwards1537042forwards
holards1148432ho_lards
pollards11299522pollards
poulard10299732poulard_
poularde11276572poularde
poulardes12286182poulardes
aoudads973763aouda_ds
boards94616933bo__ards
bollard103210503bollard_
bombards1536493bombards
boulevards1652063boulevards
boyards13399323bo_yards
coalyards1543533coalyards
collard103712923collard_
collars93816573collar_s
costards113510793costards
cougars1038443cougar_s
cowards1339613co_wards
dollars83311023dollar_s
dotards937253do_tards
doulas75114993doula__s
dullards1045493dullards
fards96629843f___ards
faulds10438963faul__ds
fenlands1245183fenlands
feuars938653feu_ar_s
flares94521703f__lares
folates103218453fo_lates
folds95221693fo_l__ds
foolhardy1951783foolhardy
fords95328183fo___rds
forearms1336603forearms
forelands1347173forelands
foreyards1645503foreyards
forward1438293forward_
foulbroods1651543foulbroods
fouled104315973foul_ed_
fouler93614903fouler__
foulings12327943foulings
foulness11236653foulness
fouls87221433foul___s
founds104814193fou__nds
fours85521493fou__r_s
fowlers133411203fowler_s
fulmars1246423f_ulmar_s
goliards1045133goliards
gourds8108253gou__rds
guards84611573_gu_ards
haulyards1682833haulyards
hoards104912623ho__ards
holard10410573ho_lard_
hollands12247273hollands
lards65331863___lards
lowlands1244373lowlands
mallards1138323mallards
modulars1165833modular_s
molars85517323mo_lar_s
moulages1138053moulages
moulds94910993moul__ds
norlands936443norlands
oculars948363ocular_s
onwards1137173_onwards
ouraris73512933_ouraris
outadds936203_outadds
outlands988563_outlands
outwards1299123_outwards
pochards1646853pochards
polars84419353po_lar_s
pollard103511143pollard_
poniards1145823poniards
poplars113910333poplar_s
roulade857003roula_de
roulades957173roulades
solands84412343so_lands
souaris7312333sou_aris
soucars938423soucar_s
tolars64817943to_lar_s
towards1138783to_wards
uvulars1044413uvular_s

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162847.18620339.8
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691847.63923391.9
 
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