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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 “rainbows” 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.

31 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
rainbows134324(None) 
rainbow1243351rainbow_
downbows1783693downbows
indows104210793__indows
maintops1244403maintops
minnows1234913_minnows
moonbows1543953moonbows
railbus934413railb_us
rainband1144663rainband
rainbands1244193rainbands
rainbird1143143rainbird
rainbirds1242863rainbirds
raincoat1046633raincoat
raincoats1144063raincoats
raindrops1242813raindrops
rainless8129703rainless
rainout7314393rain_out
rainouts846913rainouts
rains55140233rain___s
rancors9811373ra_ncors
randoms102112433ra_ndoms
ransoms92410163ra_nsoms
reendows12234683reendows
reitboks1443073reitboks
rhinos94411123rhin_o_s
ribbons1136253r_ibbons
ruinous739763ruin_ous
sunbows1236023_sunbows
windows1447743_windows
wingbows1743983_wingbows
winnows1334533_winnows

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 Filter1786911461620.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit146162317.72018932.9
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691318.26621617.6
 
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