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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 “degaussing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

31 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
degaussing134229(None) 
degassing1234821dega_ssing
degusting1236162deg_usting
deashing134210953de_a_shing
debasing12238063deba__sing
debauching1942473debauching
debruising1443523debruising
declassing1445123declassing
defaulting1543393defaulting
defocussing1861953defocussing
defusing13227933de_fu_sing
degauss933923degauss___
degaussed1242543degauss_ed
degausser1172163degauss_er
degaussers1241663degaussers
degausses1143203degauss_es
degreasing1345423degreasing
degumming1643133deg_umming
delousing1136303delou_sing
demasting1338453dema_sting
depressing1448093depressing
digressing1345793digressing
discussing1445983discussing
egressing1146853_egressing
gassing94216333__ga_ssing
legalising1245743legalising
percussing1545223percussing
regauging1235543regau_ging
reglossing1244163reglossing
regressing1248143regressing
repassing12249423repa_ssing

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603316.09323076.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.52927368.8
 
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