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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 “embellished” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

24 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
embellished195182(None) 
embellisher1851841embellisher
embellishes1852091embellishes
embellish1643422embellish__
embellishers1951622embellishers
unembellished2161032unembellished
embellishing2051433embellishing
embellishment2262403embellishment
abolished1544274_ab_olished
bellied104314074__belli__ed
blemished1763784__blemished
demolished1794524dem__olished
embellishments2382134embellishments
emblemized2652804emblemi_zed
englished1444274e__nglished
established1753104established
obelised1136174_obe_lis_ed
overembellished26121174overembellished
published1744344pub__lished
relished1239434__re_lished
trellised1044654_trellis_ed
umbelled1336274umbell___ed
umbellifer1751814umbelli_fer
unblemished1951714unblemished

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148819249.03016480.5
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691249.20219418.7
 
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