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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 “nonwhites” 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.

27 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
nonwhites154539(None) 
nonwhite1445701nonwhite_
bobwhites1942192bobwhites
nonwriter1246222nonwriter
nonwriters1345092nonwriters
anorthites1344833anorthites
bobwhite1842423bobwhite_
conchies153214853conchi_es
cowhides1736013co_whides
cowrites133011593co_writes
gobshites1542933gobshites
goethites1344253goethites
gothites1246013go_thites
lintwhites1651533lintwhites
monazites2046433monazites
noncrimes13126923noncrimes
noncrises11129313noncrises
nonelite8313613nonelite_
nonlives1138363non_lives
nonsuited1046573nonsuited
nonsuits869153nonsuit_s
norites74018803no__rites
nowheres1437513no_wheres
nowhither1841963no_whither
ophites12310103_o_phites
unwhite1336813_unwhite_
whites123919883___whites

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641277.11020905.9
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.54623680.2
 
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