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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 “retracting” 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.

28 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
retracting1331193(None) 
detracting1438711detracting
refracting1638731refracting
retracing12313291retrac_ing
retracking1738161retracking
retroacting1447281retroacting
attracting1346562attracting
extracting2047222extracting
protracting1646932protracting
reacting113317892re__acting
recrating121318792recra_ting
redacting13612302re_dacting
redrafting1545962redrafting
reenacting1357352reenacting
reerecting1339972reerecting
regrafting1545992regrafting
regranting1238322regranting
regrating111316212regra_ting
reracking1639312re_racking
restricting1449302restricting
retacking1658972ret_acking
retasting102513412ret_asting
reteaching1636022reteaching
retractile1246252retractile
retraction121310532retraction
retractions13910352retractions
retraining11310242retraining
retreating111414772retreating

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 Filter1786911088240.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit108824282.82638508.1
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.23255288.1
 
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