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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 “decrees” 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
decrees10251312(None) 
decree93117781decree_
decreed112710251decreed
decreer10269121decreer
decreers11277621decreers
decries103319801decries
degrees92810721degrees
dearies83526272dearies
decades113615512decades
decanes103118912decanes
decares102818532decares
decerns10119052decerns
decides114217652decides
deciles104417722deciles
deckels14367362deckels
deckers144413832deckers
deckles143312802deckles
decodes113914982decodes
decrease1136562decrease
decreases1237222decreases
decried112612852decried
decrier102713552decrier
decriers11299732decriers
decuries11312222decuries
decurves1435862decurves
degree82814852degree_
degreed10258882degreed
depress10239872depress
derries83124622derries
descries11311922descries
drees65628522d__rees
screes85023972_screes
secretes10410472secretes
secrets9311772secrets

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671343.39031761.4
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.77947285.3
 
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