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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 “preface” 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.

42 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
preface1451092(None) 
prefaced1638421prefaced
prefacer1537981prefacer
prefaces15311061prefaces
prefade1339011prefade
prerace11414121prerace
reface113616351_reface
deface123113862_deface
foreface1647112foreface
paleface1545342paleface
peace95026082p_e_ace
preach133613922pre_ach
preact103220392pre_act
prebade12310282prebade
prebake1539092prebake
predate10616892predate
prefab1336242prefa_b
prefabs1435162prefabs
prefacers1636292prefacers
prefaded1537822prefaded
prefades1439532prefades
prefect141011072prefect
prefile123413182prefile
prefire124012812prefire
preflame1545912preflame
pregame1239552pregame
prelacy1437582prelacy
prelate9519692prelate
premade12311442premade
prename11412642prename
prepack1757642prepack
prepare111913622prepare
prepave14228872prepave
preplace1488982preplace
prepuce1337832prepuce
presage10312292presage
presale9416352presale
pretape113511622pretape
profane122111862profane
refaced133713572_refaced
refaces123216742_refaces
relace83122152_relace

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671423.65629450.5
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691424.03244318.2
 
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