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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 “barefaced” 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.

42 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
barefaced174369(None) 
baldfaced1882412baldfaced
barebacked2143272barebacked
barefacedly2251062barefacedly
prefaced1638422_prefaced
refaced133713572__refaced
abreacted1444293abre_acted
bareback1846093barebac_k
bareboned1445103bareboned
barefooted1651683barefooted
barehand1446153bareha_nd
barehanded1743443barehanded
bareheaded1763953bareheaded
barfed125416383bar_f__ed
barnacled1444003bar_nacled
barracked1844753bar_racked
barraged1297683bar_raged
belaced124112153b__elaced
beneficed1743533beneficed
bereaved1446403bere_aved
boldfaced1862043boldfaced
braced115420603b_r__aced
breached163411643b_re_ached
breaded115014063b_re_aded
breamed124011593b_re_amed
carapaced1643583carapaced
defaced142910973__defaced
foreface1647113foreface_
forefaces1747133forefaces
paleface1545343paleface_
palefaces1645303palefaces
preface14510923_preface_
prefacer1537983_prefacer
prefaces15311063_prefaces
prefaded1537823_prefaded
rarefied1245913raref_ied
reface113616353__reface_
refaces123216743__refaces
relaced103517213__relaced
shamefaced2151503shamefaced
surfaced1436063sur_faced
undefaced1644753undefaced

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641428.03318503.8
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691428.48221067.1
 
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