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

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

27 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
predefined174427(None) 
predefine1546171predefine_
predefines1645431predefines
redefined1445591_redefined
predestined1545182predestined
redefied1368222_redefi_ed
redefine1238972_redefine_
redefines1347412_redefines
defined123813823___defined
misdefined1743423misdefined
predefining1844163predefining
predestine1349323predestine_
predestines1446993predestines
predried12309573pred_ri_ed
preedited1337633pre_edited
preened103214983pre_e__ned
prefiled143310573pr__efiled
prefired144310753pr__efired
prefixed21357693pr__efixed
pretrained1357063pretrained
redecided1455123_redecided
redefies12710163_redefi_es
redenied10511283_redeni_ed
redesigned1343373_redesigned
redlined103811233_red_lined
refined114720003_r__efined
undefined1445873_undefined

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603276.97020172.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.14225019.7
 
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