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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 “define” 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.

77 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
define10471814(None) 
defile105216661defile
defined123813821defined
definer114413771definer
defines114118681defines
refine95225691refine
adenine8311212adenine
aedine73218392aedine
affine12310502affine
debone93714782debone
decane93818872decane
decide104116872decide
decile94619212decile
decline103716612decline
deface123113862deface
defame123212432defame
defang1137752defang
defence1339892defence
defend113910492defend
defense1137502defense
defi86321492defi__
defiance1477632defiance
defiant11311922defiant
defied115016382defied
defier105118652defier
defies104624052defies
defiled124013102defiled
defiler113911882defiler
defiles114016842defiles
definers124211192definers
definite1239322definite
defis96717502defi_s
defund11447982defund
defuse105712722defuse
defuze19487842defuze
defying15328822defying
deice84320032de_ice
deking125614552deking
delaine8314792delaine
delime9314042delime
demise94618322demise
dene56643412de__ne
dentine83320242dentine
depone93616552depone
deride84420032deride
derive103817042derive
desire7415302desire
destine83719952destine
detinue85010032detinue
device124512162device
devise104215752devise
dewing114115702dewing
dexie134716892dexi_e
dezinc1836052dezinc
dine55555332d__ine
divine103514462divine
domine92918252domine
dwine95616142d_wine
exine125518492_exine
feline94820142feline
ferine96422582ferine
fine75147952__fine
olefine1038022olefine
redefine1238972redefine
refile95122372refile
refind104717072refind
refined114720002refined
refiner105316912refiner
refines105426342refines
refire95419472refire
reline65434352reline
repine85627812repine
retine66237332retine
rexine134719442rexine
seine55732872se_ine
serine65432672serine
venine93718432venine

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 Limit82551772.65331116.1
3Display Results77770.0332333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691773.04658664.1
 
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