Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “governs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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325 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
governs	11	3	610	(None)
govern	10	3	682	1	govern_
caverns	12	45	1025	2	caverns
covens	11	49	1926	2	cove_ns
covers	11	46	2796	2	cover_s
coverts	12	48	1381	2	coverts
dovens	10	44	1390	2	dove_ns
givens	10	37	973	2	give_ns
givers	10	48	1771	2	giver_s
glovers	11	43	1088	2	glover_s
goers	6	55	2025	2	go_er_s
gofers	10	47	1151	2	gofer_s
gomers	9	41	1688	2	gomer_s
goners	7	44	2017	2	goner_s
governed	13	3	519	2	governed
governess	13	4	617	2	governess
governor	12	4	328	2	governor
governors	13	4	388	2	governors
hovers	12	43	2025	2	hover_s
lovers	9	42	2343	2	lover_s
moderns	10	3	796	2	moderns
movers	11	51	1719	2	mover_s
ovens	8	62	1745	2	_ove_ns
overs	8	52	2479	2	_over_s
rovers	9	54	2352	2	rover_s
taverns	10	31	780	2	taverns
wiverns	13	36	696	2	wiverns
wovens	12	44	983	2	wove_ns
wyverns	16	36	301	2	wyverns
adverbs	13	25	427	3	adverbs
adverts	11	30	851	3	adverts
aivers	9	48	2232	3	aiver_s
avens	8	64	1933	3	_ave_ns
avers	8	51	2731	3	_aver_s
averts	9	57	1524	3	_averts
boleros	9	3	1029	3	boleros
boners	8	48	2543	3	boner_s
boreens	9	3	1040	3	boreens
borers	8	51	2268	3	borer_s
bourns	8	41	1406	3	bo_urns
bowers	11	55	2370	3	bower_s
boxers	15	50	1348	3	boxer_s
caserns	9	47	1122	3	caserns
cavern	11	53	1245	3	cavern_
cavers	11	50	2684	3	caver_s
clovers	12	51	1466	3	clover_s
codeins	10	37	1548	3	codeins
codens	9	48	2101	3	code_ns
coders	9	54	2698	3	coder_s
coheres	12	29	1769	3	coheres
comers	10	53	2808	3	comer_s
concerns	12	27	1083	3	concerns
converts	13	32	1355	3	converts
cooers	8	43	2456	3	cooer_s
copens	10	61	1996	3	cope_ns
copers	10	46	2984	3	coper_s
corers	8	52	3107	3	corer_s
corns	7	60	3476	3	co__rns
coven	10	69	2504	3	cove_n_
cover	10	54	3077	3	cover__
covered	13	33	1529	3	covered
coverer	12	31	1352	3	coverer
coverers	13	27	1212	3	coverers
covering	14	22	1572	3	covering
coverings	15	21	789	3	coverings
covert	11	49	2550	3	cover_t
coverup	14	3	462	3	coverup
coverups	15	4	406	3	coverups
coves	10	55	3917	3	cove__s
covets	11	48	1964	3	cove_ts
coveys	14	54	1350	3	cove_ys
covins	11	46	1806	3	cov_ins
cowers	11	46	2553	3	cower_s
cozens	17	63	1492	3	coze_ns
davens	10	46	1291	3	dave_ns
decerns	10	11	905	3	decerns
deveins	11	3	881	3	deveins
divers	10	50	2496	3	diver_s
diverts	11	44	1203	3	diverts
doers	6	52	2571	3	do_er_s
dopers	9	55	2248	3	doper_s
dosers	7	57	2363	3	doser_s
doters	7	44	2391	3	doter_s
doven	9	47	1855	3	dove_n_
doves	9	47	2815	3	dove__s
dowers	10	45	2329	3	dower_s
doyens	10	48	1022	3	doye_ns
dozens	16	46	1246	3	doze_ns
dozers	16	48	1542	3	dozer_s
drovers	11	52	1264	3	drover_s
elvers	9	38	1498	3	elver_s
erns	4	54	2823	3	___erns
evens	8	48	1710	3	_eve_ns
everts	9	45	1489	3	_everts
externs	14	3	823	3	externs
ferns	8	52	2008	3	__ferns
fevers	12	54	1489	3	fever_s
fivers	12	44	2092	3	fiver_s
foehns	12	20	497	3	fo_ehns
foreruns	11	4	662	3	foreruns
foveas	12	3	862	3	fove_as
foyers	12	54	1313	3	foyer_s
gagers	8	40	2133	3	gager_s
galeres	8	35	1434	3	galeres
gamers	9	44	2083	3	gamer_s
gaolers	8	35	1156	3	gaoler_s
gapers	9	45	2047	3	gaper_s
gaters	7	47	2864	3	gater_s
gavels	10	59	1109	3	gave_ls
gazers	16	45	1630	3	gazer_s
gens	5	57	4007	3	g__e_ns
germs	8	51	1887	3	g__erms
gibers	9	51	1466	3	giber_s
girns	6	45	1680	3	g__irns
gitterns	9	32	657	3	gitterns
given	9	59	1528	3	give_n_
giver	9	49	2120	3	giver__
gives	9	53	2487	3	give__s
gleans	7	50	1474	3	g_leans
glens	6	65	1985	3	g_le_ns
glover	10	45	1353	3	glover__
gloves	10	41	1518	3	glove__s
glowers	11	34	1209	3	glower_s
gluers	7	50	1115	3	gluer_s
gobans	9	44	1204	3	go_bans
goblins	10	3	924	3	goblins
godets	8	4	1093	3	gode_ts
godowns	12	3	467	3	godowns
godsons	9	6	666	3	godsons
goer	5	68	2710	3	go_er__
goes	5	56	4409	3	go_e__s
gofer	9	48	1428	3	gofer__
goffers	14	40	921	3	goffer_s
goiters	8	40	1444	3	goiter_s
goitres	8	38	956	3	goitres
goldarns	10	4	359	3	goldarns
goldurns	10	4	260	3	goldurns
golems	9	3	932	3	gole_ms
golfers	11	44	1008	3	golfer_s
gombeens	13	4	270	3	gombeens
gomer	8	52	2065	3	gomer__
gomeral	10	3	883	3	gomeral
gomerals	11	4	744	3	gomerals
gomerel	10	3	639	3	gomerel
gomerels	11	4	456	3	gomerels
gomeril	10	4	738	3	gomeril
gomerils	11	4	679	3	gomerils
gonefs	10	43	987	3	gone_fs
goner	6	60	2516	3	goner__
goobers	10	21	962	3	goober_s
goons	6	53	2677	3	go__ons
gophers	13	3	898	3	gopher_s
gores	6	57	4037	3	go__res
gorgerins	11	4	519	3	gorgerins
gorgers	9	48	1364	3	gorger_s
gorgons	9	3	885	3	gorgons
gorhens	11	3	718	3	gorhens
gorms	8	56	1959	3	go__rms
gorps	8	53	1699	3	go__rps
gossans	8	3	678	3	gossans
gougers	9	49	1176	3	gouger_s
gourds	8	10	825	3	go_urds
governessy	17	4	185	3	governessy
governing	14	3	553	3	governing
gowans	10	55	1229	3	go_wans
gowns	9	51	1510	3	go__wns
goxes	13	50	1826	3	goxe__s
gravers	11	45	1527	3	graver_s
greens	7	57	1687	3	g_reens
grocers	10	35	1125	3	grocer_s
groovers	12	33	712	3	groover_s
gropers	10	48	1385	3	groper_s
grovels	11	42	781	3	grove_ls
groves	10	43	1810	3	grove__s
growers	11	36	1272	3	grower_s
gyves	12	57	1155	3	gyve__s
havens	12	45	1404	3	have_ns
havers	12	47	2148	3	haver_s
herns	8	48	2558	3	__herns
hoers	8	57	2492	3	ho_er_s
homers	11	48	2197	3	homer_s
honers	9	43	2497	3	honer_s
hoovers	13	43	1270	3	hoover_s
hopers	11	42	2297	3	hoper_s
horns	8	61	2533	3	ho__rns
hosers	9	52	2396	3	hoser_s
hovels	12	54	1333	3	hove_ls
hover	11	55	2413	3	hover__
hovered	14	34	1157	3	hovered
hoverer	13	31	982	3	hoverer
hoverers	14	28	902	3	hoverers
hovering	15	19	1114	3	hovering
interns	7	31	1677	3	interns
inverts	10	32	1195	3	inverts
jivers	16	45	1564	3	jiver_s
jokers	17	55	1119	3	joker_s
kerns	9	47	1956	3	__kerns
klaverns	15	3	224	3	klaverns
lavers	9	45	2636	3	laver_s
levers	9	46	2132	3	lever_s
livens	9	43	1489	3	live_ns
livers	9	49	2782	3	liver_s
lodens	7	43	1506	3	lode_ns
lomeins	9	6	948	3	lomeins
loners	6	42	2581	3	loner_s
lopers	8	44	2414	3	loper_s
losers	6	51	2358	3	loser_s
louvers	10	35	910	3	louver_s
lover	8	55	2645	3	lover__
loverly	13	4	697	3	loverly
loves	8	53	3201	3	love__s
lowers	9	46	2492	3	lower_s
lucerns	9	3	575	3	lucerns
mavens	11	43	1297	3	mave_ns
misgoverns	16	5	206	3	~~mis~~governs
modern	9	3	952	3	modern_
moderne	10	3	712	3	moderne
modernes	11	3	842	3	modernes
monerans	10	3	1034	3	monerans
mopers	10	42	2037	3	moper_s
moreens	9	3	996	3	moreens
morns	7	55	2744	3	mo__rns
mourns	8	41	1101	3	mo_urns
mover	10	42	2086	3	mover__
moves	10	61	2842	3	move__s
mowers	11	32	1940	3	mower_s
noters	6	40	2100	3	noter_s
novels	9	55	1250	3	nove_ls
novena	9	3	676	3	nove_na
novenas	10	3	689	3	novenas
obverts	12	3	540	3	obverts
oceans	8	12	1100	3	_oceans
odeons	7	3	902	3	_odeons
oglers	7	43	1318	3	ogler_s
oleins	6	3	1352	3	_oleins
omens	7	56	1896	3	_ome_ns
omers	7	69	2319	3	_omer_s
opens	7	61	1855	3	_ope_ns
operas	8	3	1245	3	_operas
operons	9	14	1174	3	_operons
oven	7	66	2414	3	_ove_n_
over	7	72	2734	3	_over__
overdo	10	12	836	3	_overdo
overed	10	22	1662	3	_overed
overing	11	19	1805	3	_overing
overly	12	24	1136	3	_overly
overmans	13	3	1031	3	_overmans
overnew	13	26	813	3	_overnew
overruns	11	3	817	3	_overruns
overt	8	56	3072	3	_over_t
overuse	10	3	1092	3	_overuse
oyers	8	76	2088	3	_oyer_s
pavers	11	50	2182	3	paver_s
plovers	12	36	1183	3	plover_s
pokers	12	46	1792	3	poker_s
polers	8	42	2564	3	poler_s
poleyns	12	3	611	3	poleyns
porns	7	55	2734	3	po__rns
posers	8	42	2397	3	poser_s
posterns	10	27	1372	3	posterns
poteens	9	29	1088	3	poteens
poverty	15	3	643	3	poverty
powers	11	38	2232	3	power_s
proverbs	15	31	558	3	proverbs
provers	12	38	1779	3	prover_s
querns	15	30	794	3	_querns
ravens	9	39	1688	3	rave_ns
ravers	9	46	2818	3	raver_s
reverbs	12	36	886	3	reverbs
reveres	10	36	2134	3	reveres
revers	9	45	2963	3	rever_s
reverts	10	47	1504	3	reverts
rivers	9	46	2654	3	river_s
rogers	7	45	1791	3	roger_s
ropers	8	43	2590	3	roper_s
rouens	6	48	1444	3	roue_ns
roven	8	55	2197	3	rove_n_
rover	8	55	2737	3	rover__
roves	8	48	3448	3	rove__s
rowens	9	45	1530	3	rowe_ns
rowers	9	49	2457	3	rower_s
savers	9	38	2592	3	saver_s
secerns	9	8	773	3	secerns
sevens	9	38	1366	3	seve_ns
severs	9	41	2112	3	sever_s
shovers	13	46	1300	3	shover_s
sivers	9	53	2415	3	siver_s
slovens	10	31	657	3	slove_ns
sobers	8	52	1886	3	sober_s
solvers	10	44	1425	3	solver_s
sorns	5	50	2842	3	so__rns
sovrans	10	3	648	3	sovrans
sowens	9	36	1315	3	sowe_ns
sowers	9	49	2344	3	sower_s
sterns	6	46	1676	3	_sterns
stovers	10	37	1373	3	stover_s
tavern	9	42	893	3	tavern_
taverna	10	28	538	3	taverna
tavernas	11	36	504	3	tavernas
terns	5	52	2687	3	__terns
tokens	10	47	1156	3	toke_ns
tokers	10	48	1889	3	toker_s
toners	6	41	2800	3	toner_s
topers	8	50	2532	3	toper_s
toreros	7	3	1134	3	toreros
toters	6	50	2636	3	toter_s
towers	9	44	2367	3	tower_s
toyers	9	55	1633	3	toyer_s
trovers	10	37	1332	3	trover_s
veins	8	46	2049	3	__veins
verbs	10	46	1439	3	__verbs
verts	8	57	2473	3	__verts
vivers	12	47	1736	3	viver_s
vomers	11	56	1494	3	vomer_s
voters	9	50	1744	3	voter_s
vowers	12	43	1718	3	vower_s
wavers	12	50	2247	3	waver_s
wivern	12	40	928	3	wivern_
wivers	12	53	2080	3	wiver_s
wolvers	13	34	931	3	wolver_s
womeras	12	8	759	3	womeras
wooers	9	37	1244	3	wooer_s
woven	11	52	1517	3	wove_n_
wyvern	15	36	392	3	wyvern_
zoners	15	51	1599	3	zoner_s

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	134027	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	325	6.533	20515.4
3	Display Results	325	325	0.110	2954.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	325	7.049	25349.8