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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 “detested” 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.

35 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
detested1027962(None) 
detected12289731detected
detester9239681detester
devested13239131devested
retested92212531retested
attested936292attested
defeated132812162defeated
defected15289972defected
degusted1135732degusted
dejected19307592dejected
deleted93314912dele_ted
delisted10310562delisted
demasted1238762demasted
demented12311272demented
deserted101012202deserted
desisted1039782desisted
detecter11298732detecter
detente83313602detente_
detentes92712872detentes
deterged11127922deterged
deterred10137802deterred
detest74122842detest__
detesters10298302detesters
detests83711742detest_s
digested11208162digested
divested13268212divested
egested938122_egested
obtested1135452obtested
pretested12149112pretested
reested82916232re_ested
renested92212952renested
retasted92412112retasted
revested122612242revested
tested74421522__tested
untested92612412untested

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 Filter1786911210590.783228213.3
2DLD Change Limit121059353.95330624.6
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691354.74937627.1
 
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