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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 “leftover” 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.

35 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
leftover144271(None) 
leftovers1542781leftovers
lefter93613432left__er
bedcover1663563bedcover
beflower16166283beflower
bestower13126213bestower
cutover1235283_cutover
deflower15126083deflower
defter104215923deft__er
estovers1136453_estovers
hefter124313923heft__er
heftier1337203heft_ier
layover1334433l_ayover
leather103815783leat_her
leaver94321513le__aver
lector83514993lecto__r
lecturer10136033lecturer
lefties10312073left_ies
letter63722583le_t_ter
letterer8259223letterer
lever85125163le___ver
lifter93814813lift__er
lofter94614723loft__er
loftier1037763loft_ier
lover85526453l___over
recover124312623re_cover
reflower14126853reflower
remover124612273re_mover
reprover13229203reprover
restorer84813723restorer
sleepover1442593sleepover
softcover1741623softcover
stover94115643__stover
vetiver1336103ve_tiver
vetoer93410063ve_to_er

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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit146162357.37619815.9
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691357.85922737.1
 
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