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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 “reface” 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.

66 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
reface11361635(None) 
deface123113861deface
preface14510921preface
refaced133713571refaced
refaces123216741refaces
relace83122151relace
biface1358102biface
defaced142910972defaced
defacer132810362defacer
defaces133213402defaces
defame123212432defame
efface14366672efface
enface112510352enface
face96140122__face
foreface1647112foreface
menace103216942menace
peace95026082pe_ace
prefaced1638422prefaced
prefacer1537982prefacer
prefaces15311062prefaces
prefade1339012prefade
prerace11414122prerace
race66746262r__ace
reach105123882re_ach
react74634332re_act
reave84528022re_ave
rebate84424112rebate
recane83022872recane
recce9514562re_cce
redact9419042redact
redate74124682redate
reduce9713252reduce
refall94314392refall
refect114319332refect
refence12312232refence
refile95122372refile
refine95225692refine
refire95419472refire
reflate103516262reflate
refract121311602refract
reframe1239392reframe
refuge105312612refuge
refuse94817512refuse
refute95515702refute
regale74821452regale
regave104713382regave
relaced103517212relaced
relaces93420882relaces
relate64033632relate
remade94316982remade
remake124016112remake
remate84428682remate
rename82718812rename
repack142412162repack
repave114813872repave
replace113214282replace
rerack122513162rerack
resale64025542resale
respace11310912respace
retack122612822retack
retake104718532retake
retape83917682retape
retrace91417342retrace
rewake135218462rewake
rubace10310172rubace
tenace82715692tenace

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.686260482.5
2DLD Change Limit82551662.97027794.9
3Display Results66660.0164125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691663.67248663.1
 
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