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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 “unbowdlerized” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

20 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
unbowdlerized29691(None) 
bowdlerized2751982__bowdlerized
bowdlerised1851633__bowdlerised
bowdlerize2552453__bowdlerize_
bowdlerizer2651843__bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes2652353__bowdlerizes
bowdlerise1652604__bowdlerise_
bowdlerises1752254__bowdlerises
bowdlerizers2751604__bowdlerizers
unmodernized2551444unmo_d_ernized
unpolarized2353704unpo__larized
bowdlerizing2892335__bowdlerizing
unbodied1237265unbo_d___i_ed
uncomputerized3081495uncomputerized
underived14310515un___d_erived
undersized2148215un___d_ersized
unhomogenized2961725unhomogenized
unlocalized2353375unlocal__ized
unordered1145295un_ord_er__ed
unsoldered1243585unsold_er__ed

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790207.80015998.7
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691208.20321783.6
 
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