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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 “neatest” 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.

34 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
neatest7251600(None) 
featest102715111featest
nearest73415841nearest
deadest93014882deadest
deafest112911512deafest
dearest83618672dearest
deftest112611712deftest
detest74122842de_test
enates64026422enates_
greatest939862greatest
iratest7312482iratest
latest63822702_latest
leanest7415862leanest
leftest10269462leftest
meanest9315702meanest
meatiest102816792meatiest
nates55238332n_ates_
neaten64214542neate_n
neatens73310402neatens
neater64424312neate_r
neatness839152neatness
neats55931902neat_s_
negates83215842negates_
nettiest83112432nettiest
newest9314212ne_west
peartest10311302peartest
peatiest103118802peatiest
pertest9317042pertest
realest73322432realest
retest64028452re_test
searest73322022searest
sedatest9249392sedatest
weakest1439002weakest
wettest10239362wettest

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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671343.51630623.2
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.65548889.5
 
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