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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

71 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
laughters134459(None) 
daughters1443991daughters
laughers1235921laugh_ers
laughter1245111laughter_
slaughters1443531slaughters
daughter1344502daughter_
laugher1136602laugh_er_
lighters123111392l_ighters
slaughter1344002slaughter_
augers73818703_aug__ers
aughts104710243_aught__s
augites8312183_augite_s
augurers9114813_augurers
blighters1555743blighters
claughted1643243claughte_d
claughts1443383claught__s
coughers14399963cough_ers
daunters9329853dau_nters
fagoters1234863fa_goters
fighters15269403_fighters
flaunters1234513flau_nters
gagsters10317083ga_gsters
gangsters11205733gangsters
gaugers94211713gaug__ers
haughtier1642743haughtier_
haunters11329543hau_nters
laagers83411253laag__ers
lagers74826143la_g__ers
laggers94216243la_g_gers
lamenters1137683lamenters
lamisters1157123lamisters
lamsters1099753la_msters
lashers104121833la_sh_ers
lasters75627693la__sters
lathers104321883la_th_ers
laudators1045893laudators
lauders84012893lau__ders
laughed1235893laugh_e_d
laughings1443483laughings
laughs10489023laugh___s
launchers1454333launchers
launders9358743lau_nders
lawgivers1641793lawgivers
lightens122510003l_ightens
lighter113113443l_ighter_
lugers74617023l_ug__ers
luggers93713483l_ug_gers
lusters73921443l_u_sters
luthiers1135163l_uthiers
naughtier1343103naughtier_
naughties1344573naughties
naughts11447513naught__s
plighters1545533plighters
ploughers15193923plough_ers
righters122610713_righters
roughers12329183rough_ers
saugers83914053saug__ers
saunters82911753sau_nters
sighters122510603_sighters
slaughtered1652233slaughtered
slaughterer1552043slaughterer
slaughterers1651933slaughterers
slaughterous1661833slaughterous
slighters1346713slighters
taunters8259273tau_nters
vaulters11206173vau_lters
vaunters11327753vau_nters
waughted1643483waughte_d
waughts14355963waught__s
weighters1644673weighters
yachters1633883ya_chters

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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641716.70622165.4
3Display Results71710.0302366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691717.13925030.3
 
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