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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 “proofreader” 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.

24 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
proofreader175108(None) 
proofreaders185791proofreaders
proofread1542112proofread__
proofreads1651662proofread_s
proofreading1951673proofreading
copyreader1852584_copyreader
crookeder1642824croo_ke_der
nonreader1045914__nonreader
preorder1136464preo_r__der
proceeder1444174pr_o_ceeder
procreate1348134pr_ocreate_
procreated1546444pr_ocreated
procreates1448154pr_ocreates
procreator1465744pr_ocreator
profaner13197944pr_of__aner
profferer1742934pr_offe_rer
profounder1643324pr_ofounder
prograde1247184pr_ogr_ade_
programer1475604pr_ogr_amer
promenader1583494pr_omenader
proofed13138724proof_e_d__
proofer12149104proof____er
protrade1148214pr_otr_ade_
provender1544894pr_o_vender

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819248.12618313.9
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691248.57820831.3
 
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