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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 “refacing” 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.

62 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
refacing14251281(None) 
defacing15238681defacing
prefacing17118741prefacing
relacing112516041relacing
defaming15238462defaming
effacing1744462effacing
enfacing1467292enfacing
facing125321572__facing
menacing1339782menacing
peacing124117072pe_acing
prefading16149032prefading
racing95030532r__acing
reaching143317202re_aching
reacting113317892re_acting
reading93327212re_ading
reaming103924012re_aming
reaping103621212re_aping
rearing83128782re_aring
reaving113820532re_aving
rebating112418342rebating
recaning111416692recaning
redacting13612302redacting
redating102620172redating
reducing12310202reducing
refalling132010422refalling
refecting152413352refecting
refencing15188852refencing
reffing143712172ref_fing
refiling123116532refiling
refining122416862refining
refiring123513922refiring
refixing19329792refixing
reflating132514712reflating
reflying15268172reflying
refracting1638732refracting
reframing1538622reframing
refrying15278902refrying
refuging13218422refuging
refusing122310872refusing
refuting121911902refuting
regaling10315362regaling
relating92725442relating
relaxing162612632relaxing
relaying122515152relaying
remaking152613302remaking
remating112322422remating
renaming11313692renaming
repacking1838282repacking
repaving142810742repaving
repaying142712392repaying
replacing142210162replacing
reracking1639312reracking
resawing122311432resawing
resaying122512452resaying
respacing1438892respacing
retacking1658972retacking
retaking133114282retaking
retaping113012552retaping
retaxing162311332retaxing
retracing12313292retracing
rewaking162310982rewaking
rewaxing19248562rewaxing

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 Filter1786911210591.046170832.7
2DLD Change Limit121059626.45318760.1
3Display Results62620.0134769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691627.51223787.4
 
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