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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 “dreams” 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.

85 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
dreams9451398(None) 
breams104815041breams
creams104715251creams
drams86025831dr_ams
dreads84115021dreads
dream85120391dream_
dreamt94615711dreamt
dreamy12509991dreamy
drears74614251drears
reams75729621_reams
areas55935772area_s
beams95328172_beams
breads95419202breads
breaks124816422breaks
bream95121812bream_
crams96229152cr_ams
creaks124315962creaks
cream95721352cream_
creamy134811362creamy
dams77444372d__ams
deads75726912d_eads
deals65435342d_eals
deans66131392d_eans
dears65736882d_ears
deems85421772d_eems
derats74625062derats
derays105514252derays
dermas94116812dermas
derms85022892d_erms
dirams94413702dirams
dirhams13376312dirhams
drabs85119672dr_abs
drags75521112dr_ags
dram75832002dr_am_
drama85117422dr_ama
dramas95814662dr_amas
drats66628372dr_ats
draws95119372dr_aws
drays95819772dr_ays
dread74419022drea_d
dreamed114310632dreamed
dreamer104110842dreamer
dreamers11369002dreamers
drear65016902drea_r
dreary104611672dreary
drecks13459202drecks
drees65628522dre_es
dregs76114862dre_gs
dreks105714752dre_ks
dress65319832dre_ss
drums85415872dr_ums
dryads11436622dryads
dunams937832dunams
fleams115011942fleams
freaks134713062freaks
gleams94812252gleams
grams85327312gr_ams
greats76318392greats
oreads73915772oreads
praams10459642praams
prams96125512pr_ams
preamp1238992preamp
preamps1336612preamps
prearms11369172prearms
rams65950772_r_ams
reads64835272_reads
realms84913492_realms
reals55038652_reals
ream65841612_ream_
reaps75626192_reaps
rearms85114652_rearms
rears54739652_rears
redreams1195952redreams
rems66237722_re_ms
roams74919612_roams
screams114810622screams
seams75731662_seams
steams84916902steams
streams94713372streams
teams75726512_teams
trams75327672tr_ams
treads74817922treads
treats64821692treats
ureas55826012urea_s
wreaks134711112wreaks

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551852.48633206.4
3Display Results85850.0136538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691852.84262875.1
 
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