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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 “defocusing” 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.

45 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
defocusing175281(None) 
defocussing1861951defocussing
refocusing1653851refocusing
defusing13227932def__using
delousing1136302delo_using
focusing1436602__focusing
prefocusing1953132prefocusing
refocussing1752642refocussing
befouling1534983befo_uling
debouching1942723debouching
decocting1538123decoc_ting
defacing15238683defac__ing
defecating17237783defecating
defecting162510223defec_ting
defensing14217003def_ensing
defoaming1645653defo_aming
defocus1335283defocus___
defocused16143533defocus_ed
defocuses15134493defocus_es
defocussed17152373defocussed
defocusses16152843defocusses
defogging1653863defo_gging
deforcing1636063defo_rcing
deforesting1654793deforesting
deforming1636703defo_rming
defrauding1642923defrauding
defrocking2143153defroc_king
defuzing22195253def__uzing
demonising1447563demonising
deposing12129773depo__sing
detouring1136973deto_uring
devouring1435953devo_uring
diffusing1743853dif_fusing
dousing93315763d__o_using
effusing1534263_ef_fusing
excusing1836503_e_xcusing
focussing1544173__focussing
hocusing1446583__hocusing
misfocusing19142533misfocusing
overfocusing2153333overfocusing
prefocussing2052343prefocussing
reaccusing1543993reaccusing
recusing112512883re__cusing
refusing122310873ref__using
rehousing1337253reho_using

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603455.81024200.2
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691456.23228673.1
 
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