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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 “direct” 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.

32 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
direct9381733(None) 
directs102710261directs
direst75024241direst
airest63825262airest
bisect10312872bisect
codirect13106292codirect
defect124816172defect
deject164512842deject
detect94217402detect
dialect101210262dialect
didact10711202didact
diet57357532di_e_t
digest84019622digest
dioecy1235542dioecy
dire56644142dire__
directed1238232directed
directer1137582directer
directly1455302directly
director1147782director
direly10311562direly
direr64927072dire_r
dirt55550382dir__t
disject17268672disject
dissect103614132dissect
divert103922812divert
divest106820072divest
dreck124812802d_reck
drest65530342d_rest
driest74722752driest
erect74129332_erect
indirect1147522indirect
redirect11147992redirect

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 Filter178691825510.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit82551323.07626837.1
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.51550836.7
 
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