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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 “defined” 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.

72 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
defined12381382(None) 
defied115016381defi_ed
defiled124013101defiled
define104718141define_
definer114413771definer
defines114118681defines
refined114720001refined
affined1436412affined
deafened1335852deafened
deaired9411532deaired
deaned84620452de_aned
debited113311622debited
deboned113411632deboned
decided124312422decided
declined123910882declined
defaced142910972defaced
defamed14309832defamed
defanged1435432defanged
defenced1537202defenced
defend113910492defen_d
defended1437222defended
defensed1336222defensed
defier105118652defi_er
defies104624052defi_es
defile105216662defile_
defiler113911882defiler
defiles114016842defiles
definers124211192definers
defund11447982defun_d
defunded1435162defunded
defused125211092defused
defuzed21447042defuzed
deiced104214482de_iced
deified123112412deified
deigned1037502deigned
delimed11310722delimed
demised113613682demised
denied84318632deni_ed
denimed1159232denimed
denned84215632de_nned
deponed113712872deponed
derided102914252derided
derived123912762derived
designed1136942designed
desired9311982desired
destined103312452destined
detained103111642detained
deveined1336672deveined
deviled124112182deviled
devised123712562devised
dezinced2183902dezinced
dined76431992d__ined
divined12329692divined
drained93713252drained
dwined114610212d_wined
fined94930502__fined
peined94918842pe_ined
redefined1445592redefined
refiled114318652refiled
refind104717072refin_d
refine95225692refine_
refiner105316912refiner
refines105426342refines
refired115116992refired
refixed183611152refixed
reined74425522re_ined
relined85321932relined
repined104918772repined
resined84522652resined
seined74023062se_ined
undefined1445872undefined
veined104413912ve_ined

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 Limit107671722.96636301.8
3Display Results72720.0332181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691723.37552945.5
 
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