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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 “lowlifers” 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.

47 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
lowlifers154295(None) 
lowlifer1443281lowlifer_
lowlifes1434331lowlife_s
lowlier10338902lowli_er_
lowlife1335142lowlife__
lowliness1236402lowliness
lowlives1434572lowlive_s
lowriders1343182lowriders
bowlders14306493bowl_ders
bowlers123715783bowl__ers
bowlines133211623bowline_s
colliders12298073colliders
colliers103613583colli_ers
conifers133611703co_nifers
cowriters14317283cowriters
fowlers133411203fowl__ers
golfers114410083go_l_fers
howlers133312353howl__ers
jolliers15357433jolli_ers
jowlier17327563jowli_er_
jowliness1934853jowliness
lawgivers1641793lawgivers
lifers95617843___lifers
loafers10349463lo__afers
localizers21165253localizers
loiters74116613lo__iters
lollers72713793lo_l_lers
lollies73116923lolli_e_s
lorimers1036613lo_rimers
loriners839963lo_riners
lowers94624923low___ers
lowlanders1442693lowlanders
lowliest11229473lowli_est
lowlights1643653lowlights
lowlihead1641693lowlihead
lowliheads1751423lowliheads
lowrider1234153lowrider_
lucifers1334163l_ucifers
midlifers15254933midlifers
mollifiers1543993mollifiers
obligers1134723_obligers
policers12259993po_licers
rolfers104011813ro_l_fers
rotifers1136043ro_tifers
towlines112610343towline_s
wolfers13409633wo_l_fers
yowlers13328923yowl__ers

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641477.54619698.0
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691477.99822342.0
 
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