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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 “deforms” 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.

33 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
deforms133780(None) 
defoams1336191defoams
deform1259621deform_
deworms1338031deworms
reforms1239821reforms
beworms1437932beworms
decors94017772decor_s
decorums1344992decorums
defers105116942defer_s
defoam1238562defoam_
defocus1335282defocus
defogs1156682defo_gs
deforce13267242deforce
deforces14248402deforces
deforest1238792deforest
deformed15248262deformed
deformer14247942deformer
deformers15266532deformers
degerms1135622degerms
dehorns11428362dehorns
dehorts11379772dehorts
deiform1336692deiform_
deperms1236602deperms
deports105012882deports
derms85022892de__rms
desorbs10437712desorbs
deworm1249532deworm_
dorms85723842d__orms
forms105327052__forms
informs1248072informs
performs1547482performs
preforms1537402preforms
reform11312712reform_

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671333.04635348.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.43552020.7
 
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