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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordescribed” 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.

15 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
described154495(None) 
describe1346241describe_
describer1444611describer
describes1446001describes
descried1248071descri_ed
ascribed1374692_ascribed
decried112612852de_cri_ed
describers1543582describers
descrier1157622descri_er
descries11311922descri_es
desorbed1236442desor_bed
inscribed1444212inscribed
prescribed17105372prescribed
redescribed1752322redescribed
scribed124510642__scribed

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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436153.17038307.9
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691153.59249746.9