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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 “decode” 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.

54 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
decode10441474(None) 
decade104216161decade
decide104116871decide
decoded123212381decoded
decoder113712291decoder
decodes113914981decodes
demode104013461demode
recode93618711recode
become123312592become
code77347732__code
debone93714782debone
decades113615512decades
decane93818872decane
decare93919152decare
decided124312422decided
decider114213182decider
decides114217652decides
decile94619212decile
decked145217622decked
deckle1312012452deckle
deco76125972deco__
decoct11313782decoct
decoders122810412decoders
decor84717572deco_r
decors94017772decors
decos85522122deco_s
decoy115716312deco_y
decoyed14358332decoyed
decoyer13348682decoyer
decoys123911282decoys
decree93117782decree
deicide1149402deicide
delude81910672delude
demoded123611122demoded
demoed103713442demoed
demote94817802demote
denote74118042denote
denude8169352denude
depone93616552depone
depose94215762depose
deride84420032deride
devote104513782devote
diode74716112d_iode
dynode1135022dynode
encode9310442encode
epode85114092_epode
erode64520992_erode
geode7412592ge_ode
precode12311852precode
recede95515532recede
recoded113115032recoded
recodes102918632recodes
secede93311992secede
seconde1037412seconde

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551542.65631080.9
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691543.03258935.0
 
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