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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 “prefocuses” 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.

35 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
prefocuses174424(None) 
prefocused1843441prefocused
prefocusses1852781prefocusses
refocuses14135951_refocuses
defocuses15134492_defocuses
preaccuses1644052preaccuses
prefocus1544742prefocu__s
prefocussed1952432prefocussed
refocused15144652_refocused
refocusses15163472_refocusses
crocuses1239023cr__ocuses
defocused16143533_defocused
defocusses16152843_defocusses
focuses12159653___focuses
misfocuses1753093misfocuses
overfocuses1953193overfocuses
peloruses1145873p_eloruses
perfuses1358663perf__uses
preaccuse1543543preaccuse_
preaccused1743253preaccused
preciouses1446883preciouses
precises123218333pre__cises
precures12312903pre__cures
prefaces15311063prefac__es
prefectures1844303prefectures
prefigures1643903prefigures
prefocusing1953133prefocusing
prelocates1468353prelocates
procures1239213pr__ocures
reaccuses1345693_reaccuses
recuses94619463_re__cuses
refocus1236973_refocu__s
refocussed16102913_refocussed
refuses104918553_ref__uses
rehouses11312113_reho_uses

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 Filter1786911406030.843211970.3
2DLD Change Limit140603356.67021079.9
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.52923733.7
 
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