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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 “preannounced” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

25 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
preannounced176135(None) 
preannounce1551601preannounce_
preannounces1651571preannounces
announced1243293___announced
preannouncing1861003preannouncing
pronounced15243723pr__onounced
renounced1245923_re__nounced
unannounced1451343_unannounced
announce1044324___announce_
announcer1143294___announcer
announces1144484___announces
denounced1344034_de__nounced
enounced1135884__e__nounced
pennoncel1343254p_e_nno_ncel
pennoned1136314p_e_nno_n_ed
preattuned1342814prea_ttun_ed
prefinanced1983184prefin_anced
presentenced1754044presentenced
pronounce1354664pr__onounce_
pronouncer1453924pr__onouncer
pronounces1454994pr__onounces
reanointed1144554_rea_nointed
renounce1047404_re__nounce_
renouncer1145844_re__nouncer
renounces1147544_re__nounces

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790258.11015387.2
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691258.50321015.1
 
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