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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 “developers” 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.

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
developers1612374(None) 
developer15134241developer_
developes15155281develope_s
codevelopers2062132codevelopers
develope14135722develope__
developed16124312develope_d
developpes18142962developpes
develops14145322develop__s
envelopers1552792envelopers
redevelopers1872092redevelopers
bevelers13389453bevel__ers
bevellers14276113bevel_lers
codeveloper1962143codeveloper_
deflowers16145643de_flowers
deplorers1245463de_plorers
deployers1545063de_ployers
develop13145033develop___
developing1743673developing
development1954213development
developments2053343developments
developpe17143003develop_pe
elopers95112943___elopers
enveloper1443253enveloper_
envelopes1444143envelope_s
levelers11259323level__ers
levellers12286043level_lers
redeveloper1762353redeveloper_
revelers113414133revel__ers
revellers12319503revel_lers

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603296.83020586.1
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.99925530.9
 
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