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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 “putrefier” 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.

32 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
putrefier144312(None) 
putrefied1543671putrefied
putrefiers1542511putrefiers
putrefies1444661putrefies
petrifier1447122petrifier
purifier1338572pu_rifier
butterier1177453butterier
cutesier1045623cut_esier
nitrifier1245963nitrifier
petrified1548333petrified
petrifiers1544673petrifiers
petrifies14310363petrifies
prefer113813203p__ref_er
prefire124012813p__refire
premier113515633p__remier
puckerier1754313puckerier
puffier1547973pu__ffier
purfler12248733pu_r_fler
purified1438743pu_rified
purifiers1435873pu_rifiers
purifies13311923pu_rifies
pursier94012753pu_r_sier
purtier93214093pu_r_tier
putrefy1543313putref__y
putrefying1942953putrefying
putterer10209913putte_rer
puttier93314503put__tier
rarefier1135353_rarefier
stupefier1442653stupefier
surefire1145213su_refire
surfier102613543su_r_fier
turfier10249793tu_r_fier

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641326.37323323.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691326.81226231.8
 
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