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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 “decry” 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.

87 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
decry11551435(None) 
deary95826841deary
decay114718481decay
decoy115716311decoy
decury1277961decury
derry94721371derry
descry1256181descry
aery77231682ae_ry
beery105220122beery
berry104521772berry
cry89726242__cry
dairy97016302dairy
dear55343602dear_
dearly104615322dearly
dears65736882dears
decaf114919442decaf
decal85523232decal
decare93919152decare
decays124612912decays
decern91310952decern
deck115827752dec_k
decks124822192decks
deco76125972dec_o
decor84717572decor
decors94017772decors
decos85522122decos
decoys123911282decoys
decree93117782decree
decrypt1545702decrypt
deedy104315892deedy
deer56739022deer_
deers64930522deers
defray1337642defray
defy114921262de_fy
deify124112762deify
deity94316772deity
delay94820632delay
delly96023872delly
demy105422852de_my
denary105316862denary
deny86027122de_ny
deoxy1648882deoxy
deray95024182deray
derby114715342derby
dere56845902de_re
derm76031892de_rm
dewy115419022de_wy
dexy156118552de_xy
dey77243372de__y
diary95016972diary
dicey114819332dicey
dicky154816242dicky
dicty115116292dicty
dory85836232d_ory
dowry126312482dowry
dreary104611672dreary
drecky16486332drecky
dry76526032d__ry
duchy144310872duchy
ducky154216112ducky
ecru65819532_ecru
eery76129622_eery
eyry106315882_eyry
ferry116020802ferry
henry114014472henry
herry114922472herry
jerry155016182jerry
kerry124916092kerry
leary85927382leary
leery85919132leery
mercy125916182mercy
merry104721482merry
pecky165515092pecky
peery105719442peery
perry105222712perry
redry94314362redry
refry114412462refry
retry84718082retry
scry96017762_scry
serry84824122serry
teary85124052teary
techy135612012techy
terry84721872terry
veery115816252veery
very108025642ve_ry
weary115620612weary
yechy16519082yechy

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800871.56334421.0
3Display Results87870.0302900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691871.90693751.8
 
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