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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 “goodlier” 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.

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
goodlier103579(None) 
godlier938891g_odlier
boodler103312002boodl_er
doodler93310152doodl_er
gladlier1034342gladlier
gogglier1153922gogglier
gondolier1144722gondolier
goodie83613992good_ie_
goodies93516992good_ies
goodliest1146392goodliest
goofier11339312goo_fier
googlies1086762googlies
gooier73516212goo__ier
goonier83612842goo_nier
goopier103910572goo_pier
goosier83512562goo_sier
grodier939672grod_ier
growlier1234882growlier
hoodier113812972hood_ier
lordlier935362lordlier
loudlier934952loudlier
moodier103212202mood_ier
woodier113912062wood_ier
woodsier1245472woodsier
woolier103612352woo_lier
woollier1155432woollier

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059263.26637066.4
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691263.65648876.1
 
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