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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 “defenestrates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
defenestrates176246(None) 
defenestrate1662641defenestrate_
defenestrated1862141defenestrated
defenestrating19112543defenestrating
defenestration18173543defenestration
defenestrations1993303defenestrations
degenerates1346453degene__rates
demonstrates15155603demon_strates
fenestrate1345293__fenestrate_
fenestrated1554243__fenestrated
decelerates1446794decele__rates
decerebrates1753594decere_brates
deconcentrates1993144deconcentrates
deconsecrates1894044deconsecrates
degenerate1246834degene__rate_
degenerated1445744degene__rated
demonstrate14145924demon_strate_
demonstrated16134894demon_strated
denitrates1169514d__en_itrates
fenestrae1243784__fenestra_e_
penetrates1248724__pene_trates
regenerates1247474regene__rates
remonstrates14146054remon_strates
sequestrates2152484se_questrates

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024245.36017728.4
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691245.73231174.3
 
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