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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 “decree” 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.

33 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
decree9311778(None) 
decreed112710251decreed
decreer10269121decreer
decrees102513121decrees
degree82814851degree
dearer74822802dearer
dearie73319812dearie
decade104216162decade
decane93818872decane
decare93919152decare
decares102818532decares
decern91310952decern
decide104116872decide
decile94619212decile
decked145217622decked
deckel134911042deckel
decker135215992decker
deckle1312012452deckle
decode104414742decode
decrease1136562decrease
decreers11277622decreers
decried112612852decried
decrier102713552decrier
decries103319802decries
decry115514352decr_y
decurve1335582decurve
degreed10258882degreed
degrees92810722degrees
dere56845902de_r_e
dree56638322d__ree
scree720031712_scree
secret8325062secret
secrete9311072secrete

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 Limit82551332.29635954.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.65567303.6
 
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