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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 “preformatting” 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.

33 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
preformatting215207(None) 
reformatting1852701_reformatting
formatting1644163___formatting
perforating1747023perfor_a_ting
preformation1946473preforma_tion
preformations2045713preformations
preformatted2052273preformatt_ed
preforming1846233preform___ing
preformulating2281873preformulating
pretermitting1852553pretermitting
performative22103874performa_tive
performing1844944perform___ing
permitting1546304p_e__rmitting
perorating13313134p_eror_a_ting
preadmitting1852764pre_admitting
precomputing2153274preco_mputing
preformat1646364preforma_t___
preformats1744414preforma_t__s
prefranking2143314pref_r_anking
prelocating1647414prelo_ca_ting
preordaining1652514pre_ordaining
presorting1339984presor___ting
pretreating1448894pre_trea_ting
prorating12314284pr__or_a_ting
recommitting1954134_recommitting
reforesting1546194_refor_esting
reformation1648414_reforma_tion
reformations1747604_reformations
reformative1945674_reforma_tive
reformatted1752624_reformatt_ed
reforming1538564_reform___ing
reformulating1972824_reformulating
refracting1638734_ref_r_acting

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024335.50017277.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691335.88930343.2
 
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