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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 “metred” 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.

87 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
metred9531514(None) 
meted85424431met_ed
metered103514011metered
metre74821301metre_
metres85121561metres
mitred94414341mitred
betted94721162betted
centred103411682centred
cered85227442ce_red
eared65139502_eared
erred65915672_erred
feared106320432feared
feted94420932fet_ed
fetted104817892fetted
geared85317742geared
hatred104814332hatred
heired103813042heired
jeered143912792jeered
jetted143915082jetted
leered73816222leered
letted74118542letted
marred95421042marred
marted94425212marted
mated85537782mat_ed
matres84522232matres
matted94521412matted
matured10310032matured
meated94222402meated
meed74934702me__ed
melded104714712melded
melled95023022melled
melted94219062melted
mended104418682mended
mensed93916542mensed
mentored1138002mentored
meoued9118532meoued
meowed12148002meowed
merde84320122me_rde
mere67244442me_re_
merer75126232me_rer
meres75143572me_res
merged104214952merged
meshed124415932meshed
messed95018182messed
metaled102913882metaled
mete64438132met_e_
meter75130322met_er
meters85625832meters
metes74736212met_es
method1239022method
metier83517692metier
metric10314672metric
metro74718802metr_o
metros84217802metros
mettled103510542mettled
mewed115218012me_wed
mewled123710052mewled
mired85729222m_ired
mitered103213232mitered
mitre75522422mitre_
mitres83922072mitres
moored93814172moored
motored1039932motored
mured85726702m_ured
muted85023382mut_ed
neared75119802neared
netted74118712netted
peered93819492peered
petered103314972petered
petrel83111532petrel
petted94121522petted
reared75930012reared
rebred95816352rebred
retied75924982retied
retired84620142retired
retread849002retread
retried84419152retried
retted74826312retted
seared75232842seared
sered65737292se_red
smeared104510622smeared
teared75722152teared
tetrad73612052tetrad
veered103612742veered
vetoed10359822vetoed
vetted104316322vetted
wetted103717022wetted

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 Filter178691825510.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit82551872.71630394.3
3Display Results87870.0332636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691873.15556637.4
 
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