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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 “decayed” 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.

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
decayed1430933(None) 
decayer13339351decayer
decoyed14358331decoyed
delayed123310761delayed
belayed133610082belayed
deaned84620452de_aned
deaved114916552de_aved
debased113310582debased
debated113916082debated
decade104216162decade_
decades113615512decades
decamped1634962decamped
decane93818872decane_
decanes103118912decanes
decanted122310492decanted
decapod1335432decapod
decare93919152decare_
decares102818532decares
decay114718482decay__
decayers14307962decayers
decays124612912decay_s
deceased1247712deceased
decided124312422decided
decked145217622dec_ked
declared1248742declared
declawed1545922declawed
decoded123212382decoded
decoyer13348682decoyer
decreed112710252decreed
decried112612852decried
deejayed2042442deejayed
defaced142910972defaced
defamed14309832defamed
defrayed1635402defrayed
delated93722872delated
delayer113010532delayer
derated93623502derated
dewaxed19316052dewaxed
drayed115911392d_rayed
recaned102817202recaned
relayed113212752relayed
undecayed1645172undecayed

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671422.86037647.2
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.24954998.8
 
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