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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 “permit” 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.

44 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
permit1032168(None) 
hermit11519441hermit
permits11314001permits
cermet10321152cermet
demit84832302de_mit
dermic114511912dermic
dermis94717162dermis
emit65438422_e_mit
fermi103914162fermi_
fermis114313502fermis
hermits12312142hermits
kermis124012392kermis
merit7339182mer_it
peewit111110902peewit
pelmet103419242pelmet
perdie94718512perdie
pereia85217982pereia
peri65636972per_i_
peril75425952per_il
peris75537072per_is
periti8319952per_iti
perlite9317322perlite
perm85834632perm__
permed115217352permed
permian112612282permian
perming123416092perming
perms95524512perm_s
permute1138792permute
pernio8513142pernio
persist9315852persist
pert66759322per__t
petit74332652pe_tit
pewit104622792pe_wit
premie103617992premie
premix173710332premix
premixt183510662premixt
reemit8717222reemit
remit75737222re_mit
spermic1338522spermic
termite9313892termite
territ63421382territ
thermit12312012thermit
vermin113414522vermin
vermis114214962vermis

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.86028864.0
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691443.21655563.1
 
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