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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 “decenter” 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.

32 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
decenter11241216(None) 
decanter112510791decanter
decenters122410371decenters
decentre11248551decentre
recenter102715441recenter
cementer1239192cementer
center84421412__center
decanted122310492decanted
decanters12229222decanters
deceiver1436232deceiver
decent94023702decent__
decentered1445322decentered
decentest1249082decentest
decently1448012decently
decentred13236232decentred
decentres12238522decentres
defeater122611662defeater
defender1337292defender
degender1136892degender
demented12311272demented
descanter1246442descanter
descender1346662descender
deserter91211602deserter
detecter11298732detecter
detente83313602detente_
detentes92712872detentes
detester9239682detester
incenter102212092incenter
indecenter1345022indecenter
recanter101913152recanter
reenter73217792re_enter
repenter102813862repenter

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059323.37635858.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.78247247.8
 
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