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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 “flexes” 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.

85 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
flexes16451295(None) 
flaxes165015351flaxes
flees85828751fle_es
flexed17419091flexed
fluxes165212931fluxes
ilexes134510251ilexes
lexes127225261_lexes
plexes155313541plexes
apexes1539132apexes
clepes104214622clepes
culexes1636992culexes
dexes135224512_dexes
exes116530812__exes
faeces114713122faeces
faxes155726652f_axes
feces105625362f_eces
fedexes1835472fedexes
fees76450602f_e_es
feezes184412612feezes
femes105626222f_emes
feres86038182f_eres
fetes85630142f_etes
fezes175220022f_ezes
fixes154723592f_ixes
flakes134118872flakes
flames114723692flames
flanes94522422flanes
flares94521702flares
flaxen16518572flaxen
fleams115011942fleams
fleas86423662fle_as
fleches153411442fleches
flecks154310802flecks
fledges12409392fledges
flee76238792fle_e_
fleeces12399642fleeces
fleer86020772fle_er
fleers96015792fleers
fleet85932332fle_et
fleets96915062fleets
flense938902flense
flenses1039472flenses
fleshes133913272fleshes
flews115316442fle_ws
flex146123472flex__
flexor1634502flexor
flexors1734772flexors
flexures1843422flexures
fleyed13408812fleyed
fleys117015602fle_ys
flies85630712fl_ies
flites95122442flites
floes85528142fl_oes
flues84626922fl_ues
flukes135114192flukes
flumes115119732flumes
flutes95421782flutes
fluxed17509672fluxed
flytes123911562flytes
foxes156321092f_oxes
frees86131392fre_es
freres94716172freres
glebes95512242glebes
gledes84915132gledes
glees65027592gle_es
hexes155123042_hexes
ibexes15436162ibexes
kexes166216822_kexes
laxes125430092_laxes
lees45455882_le_es
leges64427292_leges
lenes54738522_lenes
leses54930812_leses
lexis125916032_lexis
loxes125227472_loxes
luxes124921502_luxes
plebes104313622plebes
plexus15377282plexus
prexes154915952prexes
reflexes1865932reflexes
rexes124526952_rexes
sexes126126222_sexes
silexes1438652silexes
telexes1438352telexes
vexes155719122_vexes

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551852.18637763.5
3Display Results85850.0332575.8
 (SQL Overall)178691852.57969286.9
 
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