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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 “defy” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

139 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
defy11492126(None) 
def76546721def_
defi86321491defi
deft85540221deft
deify124112761deify
demy105422851demy
deny86027121deny
dewy115419021dewy
dexy156118551dexy
dey77243371de_y
aery77231682aery
beefy135313832beefy
bevy127115222bevy
bey86645422be_y
daff115229682daff
daffy155510282daffy
daft85537252daft
davy116015522davy
day76254112d_ay
de37049542de__
dead65434242dead
deaf85838402deaf
deafly13389122deafly
deal56347412deal
dean56039482dean
dear55343602dear
deary95826842deary
deb66342692de_b
debs76530242debs
debt77139022debt
debye1138902debye
decay114718482decay
deck115827752deck
deco76125972deco
decoy115716312decoy
decry115514352decry
dee47665822de_e
deed65340902deed
deedy104315892deedy
deem75432892deem
deep76031882deep
deer56739022deer
dees56356632dees
deet57356582deet
defat95426692defat
defer94619752defer
defis96717502defis
defog1048522defog
defray1337642defray
deftly1336532deftly
deil56231622deil
deity94316772deity
deke95228762deke
del46752752de_l
delay94820632delay
dele56843082dele
delf85436572delf
delfs94918672delfs
delft95623322delft
deli55631292deli
dell56938202dell
delly96023872delly
dels56745472dels
delt57855272delt
deme76536282deme
demo77427552demo
den47554342de_n
dene56643412dene
deni56929392deni
dens55945072dens
dent57158412dent
deoxy1648882deoxy
deray95024182deray
derby114715342derby
dere56845902dere
derm76031892derm
derry94721372derry
desk95618902desk
dev76033772de_v
deva85720982deva
devs86424032devs
dew77139922de_w
dews86230602dews
dex116936882de_x
deys85027472deys
didy99121512didy
dif76846902dif_
diff116228842diff
difs86027322difs
doby106022162doby
doff116225782doff
dogy96126492dogy
dopy106224152dopy
dory85836232dory
doty86128222doty
doxy156419952doxy
dozy175920322dozy
dray85428092dray
dry76526032d_ry
duff114326642duff
duly85323032duly
duty85321452duty
eddy93912092eddy
edgy94713532edgy
edify12308562edify
eely77725212eely
eery76129622eery
ef57345362_ef_
eff96128622_eff
efs66829602_efs
eft66038822_eft
fey95940882fe_y
gey75738302ge_y
heft106736292heft
hefty146112132hefty
hey96741062he_y
iffy135312282iffy
jefe146516882jefe
kef105639662kef_
kefs115922742kefs
key105833332ke_y
leafy116316212leafy
left76340482left
lefty115613562lefty
levy106418502levy
ley66246812le_y
redefy13388762redefy
reefy114217702reefy
ref66053292ref_
refly113914562refly
refry114412462refry
refs75732242refs
reft75141272reft
reify114814972reify
rely75428952rely
sexy146418022sexy
teff106023762teff
very108025642very
weft105435012weft

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.283631417.0
2DLD Change Limit298721390.82636164.6
3Display Results1391390.0334212.1
 (SQL Overall)1786911391.142156472.0
 
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