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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 “powwows” 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.

64 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
powwows144285(None) 
bowwows1454121bowwows
powwow1342831powwow_
bowwow1334462bowwow_
kowtows1742762kowtows
powwowed1641692powwowed
borrows12349253borrows
bowpots1446023bowpots
bowwowed1642173bowwowed
cowboys1735253cowboys
doowops1363943doowops
downbows1783693downbows
fogbows1643853fogbows
follows13409923follows
hollows134412333hollows
kotows13446523ko_tows
kowtow1643463kowtow_
lowboys1534213lowboys
lowbrows1643483lowbrows
lowdown1454483lowdown
lowdowns1543463lowdowns
morrows12318723morrows
oxbows1833713_oxbows
pawnors12297203pawnors
pawpaws1732823pawpaws
pillows122610123pillows
plowboys1842363plowboys
plows105419903p__lows
poboys1397313po_boys
podsols1056513podsols
podzols1934683podzols
pogroms1237643pogroms
poisons9310353poisons
polios84019723polio_s
polos76129913po_lo_s
polyols1238493polyols
pomos95321583po_mo_s
pompoms1535333pompoms
pompons1338553pompons
pompous1338063pompous
pontons93315553pontons
poods85124753po__ods
poofs105222793po__ofs
poohs103915713po__ohs
pools74427703po__ols
poons75430973po__ons
poops94422413po__ops
poos65949113po__o_s
pornos85015253porno_s
porous84419483po_rous
postops11311713postops
potboys1475273potboys
pothos114214693potho_s
potions93417423potions
pottos84615873potto_s
powders134111553powders
powers113822323po_wers
pows95537663p___ows
powters124015663powters
powwowing1741873powwowing
poyous112911623po_yous
prows106327013p__rows
sorrows10278403sorrows
wows104633493___wows

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027645.72023431.3
3Display Results64640.0302133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691646.17028961.3
 
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