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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 “densest” 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.

29 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
densest8311247(None) 
tensest72713311tensest
censes83721802censes_
dankest122611672dankest
deadest93014882deadest
deafest112911512deafest
dearest83618672dearest
deepest10310442deepest
deffest14308802deffest
deftest112611712deftest
denes65639722den_es_
denies74729642denies_
dense65923502dense__
densely1146712densely
denser74115192dense_r
dentist8316742dentist
desert72725492de_sert
desist74818812de_sist
dessert82916452dessert
detest74122842de_test
devest104418702de_vest
dewiest11312342dewiest
dunnest83312262dunnest
lenses64620892lenses_
menses84222452menses_
renest64529712ren_est
senses63923942senses_
tenses64722552tenses_
tersest71713992tersest

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 Limit107671292.86037647.2
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691293.24954998.8
 
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