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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 “perfuses” 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.

30 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
perfuses135866(None) 
perfumes1555891perfumes
perfuse1247661perfuse_
perfused1445831perfused
peruses94018161per_uses
cereuses1049242cereuses
ceruses93716232cer_uses
defuses114814592de_fuses
effuses1335902_effuses
pepluses1287022pepluses
percuss1137162percus_s
percusses1346502percusses
perdues103511332perdu_es
perdures11289682perdures
perfume1446502perfume_
perfumed1654542perfumed
perfumer1574552perfumer
perfumers1683712perfumers
perfusates1543992perfusates
perjures17268082perjures
permutes1238712permutes
perses85428062per__ses
pertusses1145382pertusses
perukes133210112per_ukes
peruse84016842per_use_
perused103112192per_used
peruser93511372per_user
perusers10328802per_users
refuses104918552re_fuses
xeruses143010752xer_uses

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059303.40635542.9
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.81246875.9
 
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