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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 “defensible” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
defensible164459(None) 
defeasible1643521defeasible
defensibly1953721defensibly
defendable1754982defendable
defensive1644992defensi_ve
indefensible18104082indefensible
defense1137503defens___e
defensing14217003defensi_ng
defensively2154153defensively
defensives1743863defensives
deferrable1644853deferrable
definable1547773defin_able
dependable1645793dependable
depressible1654593depressible
derisible1245773de_risible
descendible1752723descendible
diffusible1952353diffusible
distensible1454293distensible
eversible1475443_eversible
extensible1954013extensible
feasible1376093__feasible
fencible1545603__fencible
indefeasible18103453indefeasible
indefensibly21113683indefensibly
infeasible1565643infeasible
insensible1246683insensible
ostensible1253483ostensible
reversible1574903reversible
sensible1037853__sensible
tensible1037243__tensible
unfeasible1564603unfeasible

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603316.01623371.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.46827626.9
 
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