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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 “knocker” 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.

32 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
knocker1229639(None) 
knacker12307911knacker
knocked13236301knocked
knockers13285731knockers
blocker15419922blocker
clocker153910872clocker
cocker144320392_cocker
docker134417652_docker
hocker155118562_hocker
kicker114116182k_icker
knacked13287792knacked
knackers13286842knackers
knackery16283662knackery
knickers13306722knickers
knock10487962knock__
knocks11397442knock_s
knoller11285912knoller
knotter11317642knotter
knower1337082kno_wer
knuckler1383622knuckler
locker124019422_locker
mocker143315442_mocker
necker124012792_necker
nicker123818702_nicker
nocked134617382_nocked
ocker113915752__ocker
rocker124319572_rocker
shocker163411432shocker
snacker133112602snacker
snicker133012672snicker
snooker113910302snooker
stocker133713082stocker

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 Filter1786911076710.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit107671323.20333615.7
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.62649280.5
 
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