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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 “fireproofing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

21 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
fireproofing215163(None) 
airproofing1771832air_proofing
fireproof1743703fireproof___
fireproofed2051593fireproof_ed
fireproofs1852633fireproof__s
flameproofing2461133flameproofing
reroofing1336863__re_roofing
babyproofing256934babyproofing
bombproofing2471054bombproofing
firebombing21101354fire_bombing
foredooming1852354fore_dooming
freebooting1742184f_reebooting
mothproofing2361554mothproofing
proofing1439314____proofing
rainproofing1871454rainproofing
regrooming1464164__regrooming
regrooving1553504__regrooving
reprobing1438074__repr_obing
reproving1538414__repr_oving
rustproofing1851124rustproofing
waterproofing2261994waterproofing

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911247900.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit124790216.68618664.4
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691216.85826055.8
 
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