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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 “dreadful” 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.

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
dreadful134322(None) 
dreadfuls1442531dreadfuls
dreamful1452961dreamful
dreadfully1852792dreadfully
headful1445562_headful
breadnut1144883breadnut
dareful1157053dare__ful
deadfall1343313d_eadfall
deathful1544013d_eathful
direful1156613dire__ful
dread74419023dread___
dreaded103612023dread_ed
dreading113712803dreading
dreads84115023dread__s
dreamfully1952713dreamfully
dreidel934473dreid_el
dreidl835233dreid__l
earful958963__earful
fearful1345593_fearful
fretful1346143fre_tful
headfuls1544313_headfuls
heedful1444313_heedful
ireful948713ire__ful
needful1143863_needful
preadult1146973pread_ult
proudful1442973proudful
readout8615513_readout
regardful1451933_regardful
restful1038623_restful
tearful1046033_tearful
trayful1344583tr_ayful
wreckful2042443wreckful

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162326.79621507.1
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.21824756.3
 
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