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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
sourness83954(None) 
dourness947681dourness
bournes93615022bourne_s
foulness11236652foulness
journeys1843202journeys
loudness937012loudness
mourners1036912mourners
poorness1036362poorness
smugness1143812smugness
snubness1044372snubness
snugness934322snugness
soberness1186462soberness
softness1136432softness
soleness8814262soleness
soreness8914792soreness
sorners73416872so_rners
sorriness939582sorriness
soulless8218762soulless
soundness1036962soundness
soupless10268462soupless
sources9312172source_s
sourest7515712sour_est
sournesses10310012sournesses
sourpuss1042312sourpuss
spurners10288492spurners
stoutness945862stoutness
sureness8912902s_ureness
tourneys1134012tourneys

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059283.81031774.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.96645055.7
 
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