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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 “enface” 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.

33 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
enface11251035(None) 
efface14366671efface
enfaced13218911enfaced
enfaces122110911enfaces
enlace82213231enlace
anlace82513922anlace
biface1358102biface
deface123113862deface
effaced16225572effaced
effacer15255412effacer
effaces15277272effaces
enact73525362en_act
enate54428152en_ate
encage93713502encage
encase83714362encase
enflame1236572enflame
enforce12237422enforce
enframe1247362enframe
engage82812102engage
enhance1239692enhance
enlaced102410522enlaced
enlaces92313392enlaces
enrage72715072enrage
entice81316862entice
face96140122__face
infare9313082infare
inlace82513042inlace
menace103216942men_ace
reface113616352reface
tenace82715692ten_ace
uniface1236952uniface
unlace82215172unlace
vendace1357362vendace

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.690258972.5
2DLD Change Limit82551335.09316208.7
3Display Results33330.0301100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691335.81330739.9
 
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