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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 “defeated” 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.

51 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
defeated13281216(None) 
defeater122611661defeater
defecated1637491defecated
defected15289971defected
deflated133412301deflated
deaerated11311112deaerated
dealated103213602dealated
debated113916082de_bated
debeaked1634612debeaked
deceased1247712deceased
defaced142910972def_aced
defamed14309832def_amed
defatted1335672defatted
defeat103817162defeat__
defeaters13289102defeaters
defeats113511232defeat_s
defecate1438792defecate_
defecates1538592defecates
defenced1537202defenced
defended1437222defended
defensed1336222defensed
deferred13106362deferred
deflate113613942deflate_
deflater123211602deflater
deflates123013942deflates
defleaed1344952deflea_ed
deflected1635982deflected
defoamed15356242defoamed
defrayed1635402defrayed
dejected19307592dejected
delated93722872de_lated
deleaded1148332deleaded
deleaved1346572deleaved
delegated1238372delegated
deleted93314912dele_ted
demeaned1237282demeaned
demented12311272demented
dentated10411702dentated
derated93623502de_rated
deserted101012202deserted
detected12289732detected
detested10279622detested
devested13239132devested
deviated13311042deviated
redefeated1544882redefeated
refected142311662refected
reflated123514292reflated
reheated122415002reheated
repeated113117442repeated
reseated93220262reseated
undefeated1546202undefeated

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059513.75032282.4
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691514.13943172.5
 
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