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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 “decern” 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.

34 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
decern9131095(None) 
decerns10119051decerns
secern81010221secern
decare93919152decare
deceit93018212deceit
decent94023702decent
decerned1237262decerned
decker135215992decker_
deckers144413832deckers
decor84717572decor_
decors94017772decors
decree93117782decree
decry115514352dec_ry
decury1277962decury
deer56739022de_er_
deers64930522de_ers
defer94619752defer_
defers105116942defers
degerm1037892degerm
dehorn10439652dehorn
deicer94114412deicer_
deicers103612732deicers
demean9510562demean
deperm1139362deperm
desert72725492desert
deter65028042deter_
deters74724682deters
devein1039142devein
dicer85426422dicer_
dicers94720742dicers
discern1038492discern
lectern937032lectern
lucern846102lucern
secerns987732secerns

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 Limit82551342.44033832.4
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691342.79663909.5
 
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