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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 “retarded” 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.

38 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
retarded10241075(None) 
regarded11279801regarded
retarder9229431retarder
rewarded13229521rewarded
bearded114212132be_arded
leotarded1142782leotarded
readded103310732re_added
reared75930012re_ar_ed
rearmed103912822re_armed
reboarded1365612reboarded
recorded122511062recorded
reearned948882reearned
regraded113410762regraded
reharden1276302reharden
relanded102410462relanded
remanded123011322remanded
remarked15209242remarked
reparked15208922reparked
restarted10410052restarted
retacked15169272retacked
retagged1136062retagged
retailed94113962retailed
retained93016092retained
retaped103814282reta_ped
retard75018932retar__d
retarders10227572retarders
retards85015002retard_s
retarget9312742retarget
retasted92412112retasted
retaxed153512232reta_xed
retired84620142retir_ed
retorted9312332retorted
retraced111413022retraced
retried84419152ret_ried
returned9459132returned
rewarder12208232rewarder
rewarmed14257432rewarmed
reworded13228102reworded

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059383.92330858.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691384.32641306.3
 
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