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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 “drifted” 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.

36 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
drifted1236795(None) 
drafted12439031drafted
drifter11348701drifter
grifted12379581grifted
rifted104115311_rifted
crafted13419772crafted
deified123112412deified
dieted83115492d_ieted
dinted84419842d_inted
doited85016632doi_ted
draftee11379522draftee
drafter11449432drafter
dratted9358592dratted
dribbed13326752dribbed
dried75321382dri__ed
drift95722842drift__
drifters12417912drifters
driftier1275122driftier
drifts10499892drift_s
drifty13418222drift_y
drilled94711672drilled
dripped13408082dripped
fritted113611332fritted
gifted114510702_gifted
grafted124110222grafted
grifter113810492grifter
gritted94110902gritted
lifted104413522_lifted
printed104016372printed
rafted104714702_rafted
riffed133811562_riffed
rifled104115002_rifled
rioted73416372_rioted
shifted14359982shifted
sifted104313672_sifted
trifled113711962trifled

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671362.90637051.3
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.30954001.5
 
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