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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 “deserved” 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.

32 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
deserved1310813(None) 
deserted101012201deserted
deserve11108701deserve_
deserver12118381deserver
deserves12109891deserves
reserved121010581reserved
deceived1535892deceived
decerned1237262decerned
decurved1534842decurved
deferred13106362deferred
degermed1335452degermed
deleaved1346572deleaved
demerged13157602demerged
depermed1436452depermed
descried1248072descried
deserter91211602deserter
deservedly1852612deservedly
deservers13107292deservers
desexed1636182dese_xed
desired9311982desir_ed
desorbed1236442desorbed
deterged11127922deterged
deterred10137802deterred
disserved14107002disserved
observed1444372observed
preserved15107562preserved
reserve101011202reserve_
reserver11119632reserver
reserves111011982reserves
served104616812__served
undeserved1544162undeserved
unserved12410232unserved

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059323.25037248.9
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.63949104.4
 
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