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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 “secede” 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.

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
secede9331199(None) 
recede95515531recede
seceded11319201seceded
seceder10329571seceder
secedes103711981secedes
accede1138302accede
cede74928772__cede
decade104216162decade
decide104116872decide
decode104414742decode
precede1239652precede
receded112713042receded
recedes102816062recedes
recode93618712recode
scene77220572s_cene
seceders11277962seceders
secern81010222secern
seclude1035232seclude
seconde1037412seconde
secrete9311072secrete
secure8513532secure
seed55549482se_ed_
seeded84520462se_eded
seeder74320772se_eder
seeds64330062se_eds
seedy94821532se_edy
sememe10129982sememe
sered65737292sered_
serene63522352serene
severe94016082severe
sewed95325162sewed_
sexed136618542sexed_
suede64419752s_uede
swede94413202s_wede
sycee105018622syce_e

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551352.51632810.4
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691352.85962501.2
 
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