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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 “fainest” 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.

35 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
fainest1041770(None) 
faintest1139071faintest
fairest10412291fairest
finest94321731f_inest
vainest10315761vainest
airest63825262_airest
earnest7318732earnest
fabbest1438032fabbest
faineant1146742faineant
fainer94717242faine_r
faint85837062fain__t
faints94818782faints_
fairness1136562fairness
falsest10310012falsest
famines123216262famines_
fanes84639892fa_nes_
farness102912202farness
fastest102413722fastest
fatness103311292fatness
fattest102913062fattest
fawniest14287442fawniest
fines86644262f_ines_
fliest94718432fli_est
frailest1139492frailest
funest94316862f_unest
funnest102912002funnest
gainst74914692gain_st
naivest10309472naivest
plainest10313612plainest
rainiest81214922rainiest
sanest64426692sa_nest
tannest72617852tannest
waniest103819112waniest
wannest103915002wannest
zaniest163214772zaniest

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 Limit107671353.14334257.4
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691353.54650392.3
 
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