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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 “refractory” 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.

35 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
refractory1813477(None) 
refractor14156321refractor_
refractors15156271refractors
refectory1746022ref_ectory
refractorily2062522refractorily
retractor11218512retractor_
retractors12158582retractors
detractor12147213detractor_
detractors13147293detractors
enactory1346143_e_nactory
factory15108343__f_actory
infractor1465943infractor_
infractors1566003infractors
olfactory1743083olf_actory
prefatory1746683pref_a_tory
reactor93011653re__actor_
reactors103212283re__actors
rectory123512733re___ctory
redactor1147023re_dactor_
redactors1247533re_dactors
reenactor1184353reenactor_
reenactors1294383reenactors
reflector1445733reflector_
reflectors1545503reflectors
reformatory19123443reformatory
refract121311603refract___
refracted1557393refract_ed
refractile1544143refractile
refracting1638733refracting
refraction15137903refraction
refractions16127723refractions
refractive1846693refractive
refractometry2362313refractometry
refractories1754493refractories
refracts13137383refract__s

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603356.32622226.2
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.74826480.6
 
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