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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 “refuse” 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
refuse9481751(None) 
defuse105712721defuse
recuse85519161recuse
refuge105312611refuge
refused115114441refused
refuser104912781refuser
refuses104918551refuses
refute95515701refute
retuse66617221retuse
reuse56025361re_use
bemuse1038942bemuse
ceruse83914522ceruse
defused125211092defused
defuser115110502defuser
defuses114814592defuses
defuze19487842defuze
effuse1234962effuse
fuse76429992__fuse
infuse93110572infuse
perfuse1247662perfuse
peruse84016842peruse
profuse1237152profuse
rebuke124010122rebuke
rebus75721112rebus_
rebuses94915292rebuses
recluse95210772recluse
recused104714422recused
recuses94619462recuses
reduce9713252reduce
reface113616352reface
refile95122372refile
refine95225692refine
refire95419472refire
refs75732242ref_s_
refuel93912622refuel
refuged125410872refuged
refugee115310942refugee
refuges115413372refuges
refund104810302refund
refusal1056892refusal
refusers11499272refusers
refuted114313802refuted
refuter104312192refuter
refutes104515732refutes
rehouse10311772rehouse
reinfuse1144782reinfuse
relume8313272relume
remise84221952remise
repose84121412repose
repulse938192repulse
repute84716092repute
rerise64325632rerise
rerose63320842rerose
resume8313782resume
retune69121952retune
reused75419562re_used
reuses66025522re_uses
revise94019742revise
revue81114452revu_e
revues9813902revues
rouse56634702r_ouse
ruse45938932r__use

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551622.53032628.9
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691622.89261788.0
 
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