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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 “decafs” 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.

46 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
decafs12401088(None) 
decaf114919441decaf_
decals93717711decals
decays124612911decays
becaps123811402becaps
deads75726912de_ads
deaf85838402de_af_
deals65435342de_als
deans66131392de_ans
dears65736882de_ars
debags104211062debags
debars94218042debars
decade104216162decade
decades113615512decades
decal85523232deca_l
decamp1338452decamp
decamps1435642decamps
decane93818872decane
decanes103118912decanes
decant93524222decant
decants103514442decants
decare93919152decare
decares102818532decares
decay114718482deca_y
decks124822192dec_ks
declass1038732declass
declaws1336252declaws
decors94017772decors
decos85522122dec_os
decoys123911282decoys
dedans85915072dedans
defats105114552defats
degas75119162dega_s
delays104014052delays
delfs94918672de_lfs
denars74621432denars
derats74625062derats
derays105514252derays
devas96218882deva_s
dewans105215142dewans
dewars105117072dewars
ducats95011762ducats
kenafs1337112kenafs
leafs85721182le_afs
pecans101515832pecans
recaps103615732recaps

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551462.14038575.2
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691462.49971505.0
 
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