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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 “retread” 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.

32 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
retread84900(None) 
reread71715431re_read
rethread1245351rethread
retreads937821retreads
retreat7317531retreat
jetbead1742982jetbead
metred95315142metre_d
outread82811092outread
pretreat10311922pretreat
reared75930012reare_d
rebred95816352rebre_d
rebreed104611072rebreed
redhead1257052redhead
redream10107912redream
replead10399012replead
rereads81512292re_reads
respread1135432respread
reteam83214532ret_eam
retear63115482ret_ear
rethreads1344482rethreads
retied75924982retie_d
retired84620142retire_d
retral64419742retr_al
retreaded1137052retreaded
retreated10312622retreated
retreats8311412retreats
retrial7615552retrial
retried84419152retried
retted74826312rette_d
tetrad73612052tetr_ad
tread64821702__tread
untread857412untread

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671323.20333615.7
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.60949512.6
 
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