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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 “destains” 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.

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
destains931181(None) 
destain8412081destain_
detains83716091de_tains
distains9413601distains
abstains1047322abstains
dentins83419222dent_ins
desmans1039002desma_ns
despairs1144942despairs
destained1158252destained
destine83719952dest_ine
destines93619662dest_ines
destiny113111462dest_iny
details84214042de_tails
detain74617382de_tain_
detrains9411762detrains
dextrins16117822dextrins
disdains1037912disdains
distain8313782distain_
distrains10411332distrains
dustbins1144592dustbins
estrins7315852_estrins
oestrins8312672oestrins
pertains102113422pertains
restrains9311622restrains
retains74522252re_tains
sextains15246812sextains
stains64923652__stains
sustains838552sustains

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059283.81331749.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.21942353.9
 
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