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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 “defocussed” 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.

28 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
defocussed1715237(None) 
defocused16143531defocu_sed
defocusses16152841defocusses
refocussed16102911refocussed
defocuses15134492defocu_ses
focussed14174042__focussed
prefocussed1952432prefocussed
refocused15144652refocu_sed
refocusses15163472refocusses
unfocussed1642092unfocussed
defocus1335283defocu_s__
defocusing1752813defocusing
defocussing1861953defocussing
deforested1543843deforested
defused125211093def__u_sed
degaussed1242543de_gaussed
deloused1036973delo_u_sed
discussed13256763d_iscussed
focused13166413__focu_sed
focusses13155223__focusses
hocussed14153793__hocussed
misfocussed1951593misfocussed
overfocussed2152083overfocussed
percussed1444803pe_rcussed
prefocused1843443prefocu_sed
prefocusses1852783prefocusses
refocuses14135953refocu_ses
unfocused1553403unfocu_sed

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603286.34322166.6
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.77926359.5
 
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