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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 “detergents” 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.

38 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
detergents1211666(None) 
detergent11129571detergent_
determents131010311determents
deterrents11126471deterrents
deferents13269392defer_ents
deferments16128582deferments
detergency1754182detergency
detergers11147182deterge_rs
deterges101510092deterge__s
determent121312902determent_
deterrent10128942deterrent_
emergents1245972_emergents
betterments1544713betterments
debarments1545853debarments
decedents1347323dece_dents
decrements1549383decrements
deferent122712873defer_ent_
deferment151210303deferment_
demergers13146403demerge_rs
demerges12129503demerge__s
dependents1446163dependents
detents83615153det___ents
deterge9118463deterge___
deterged11127923deterge__d
detergencies1654353detergencies
deterger10147593deterge__r
deterging1237853detergin_g
determines1358433determines
deterrence1345623deterrence
deterrences1455183deterrences
deterrently1553693deterrently
deterrers10116593deterre_rs
detriments1347363detriments
divergent1447363divergent_
emergent1149113_emergent_
interments12716213interments
referents12259643refer_ents
retargets1045303retarge_ts

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit140603387.65618365.1
3Display Results38380.0331151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691388.17221866.3
 
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