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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 “softened” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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113 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
softened123566(None) 
softener1145611softener
oftener1035922_oftener
resoftened1443412resoftened
shortened1345662shortened
soddened1144642soddened
soften9429492soften__
softeners1245132softeners
softens10347622soften_s
stoutened1053572stoutened
battened11259573battened
caftaned1445093caftaned
coffered1737673coffered
coffined1735993coffined
contemned1446793contemned
contend103511893conten_d
contended1339273contended
contented12313043contented
convened143412223convened
cottered112511743cottered
cottoned1138033cottoned
cozened19349183co_zened
dovened12389063do_vened
dozened18377453do_zened
fastened12257853fastened
fattened12268283fattened
fortuned1285323fortuned
fostered122210453fostered
goateed9307063goate_ed
goffered1634523goffered
hastened12239103hastened
hoidened1335653hoidened
hosteled1237293hosteled
hoydened1644643hoydened
kittened1334523kittened
latened8711923_latened
listened9168813listened
lofted103811893loft__ed
loitered938183loitered
loosened945453loosened
loudened1044693loudened
mittened1136363mittened
moistened1246003moistened
neatened937043neatened
offend13365663_offen_d
offended1643653_offended
offered1436143_offered
often84611413_often__
oftenest1148863_oftenest
omened93711003_o_mened
opened94311863_o_pened
pattened11299393pattened
pollened1157783pollened
portend103411193porten_d
portended1345643portended
portered112311543portered
pottered112311663pottered
raftered1237663raftered
rattened9218623rattened
rottener8216973rottener
saddened1135343saddened
safetied1244663safetied
sauteed8349613saute_ed
screened1137413screened
sentenced1256683sentenced
sheened113511703s_heened
shortener1245773shortener
sickened1546783sickened
sifted104313673sift__ed
sintered92213903sintered
sistered92612803sistered
smartened1244263smartened
smoothened1642483smoothened
sobered102912433so_bered
socketed15177343socketed
sofabed1334333sof_abed
softening1365493softening
softer94015313soft__er
softest10310603softe_st
softhead1545003softhead
softheaded1843233softheaded
softie93312483soft_ie_
softies103414613soft_ies
softness1136433softness
softwood1543863softwood
soldered1038153soldered
sonneted936183sonneted
sooted73922593soot__ed
soothed113712743soot_hed
sorned74820043so__rned
sorted74523713sort__ed
sortied83314103sort_ied
sotted74121403so_t_ted
soutane7312063soutane_
soutanes8312933soutanes
southed114313993sout_hed
stamened1137633stamened
staned74824643s__taned
steed66024943s__te_ed
stewed104814243s__tewed
stiffened1642133stiffened
stoned75923143s__toned
subtend1037103subten_d
subtended1345153subtended
subvened1436423subvened
suffered1536733suffered
sweetened1343253sweetened
tautened935423tautened
tokened1236393to_kened
tottered9208703tottered
whitened1535183whitened
worsened1236053worsened
youthened1644143youthened

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1461621138.39317414.8
3Display Results1131130.0462456.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911138.85920170.6
 
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