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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 “fretsaw” 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.

67 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
fretsaw134392(None) 
fretsaws1442761fretsaws
foresaw1377132fore_saw
frets85523402frets__
resaw84117252_re_saw
crenshaw1642433crenshaw
crestal9312133crestal
festal94213563f_estal
feta76528903f_et_a_
fetal85623373f_et_al
fetas85624403f_et_as
fetial95716193f_etial
fets75345943f_ets__
fiesta938123fiesta_
fiestas1038433fiestas
firetrap1344863firetrap
flotsam1244623flotsam
foetal9311883foet_al
forepaw1595613fore_paw
forestal11410283forestal
forestay1448193forestay
frats86829673frats__
freak125115243fre__ak
freeman1237343freeman
frees86131393frees__
freesia1046323freesia
freesias1146333freesias
freest95318283frees_t
freeway1635603freeway
frena85915273fre_na_
fresco1136473fre_sco
fresh115012203fre_s_h
fret75845043fret___
fretful1346143fretful
fretsome1345853fretsome
fretted113411853fretted
fretter103412753fretter
fretty1249223fret_ty
frits86129103frits__
frusta937453frusta_
jetsam15116323_jetsam
outsaw92610283_outsaw
oversaw13268163oversaw
petsai838083_petsai
pitsaw1135613_pitsaw
prelaw1139103pre_law
presa74319043pre_sa_
pretax152310193pret_ax
redraw10269853_redraw
resat55139683_re_sat
resawn9399953_re_sawn
resaws93713513_re_saws
resay85320543_re_say
resew84519503_re_sew
resow88217243_re_sow
retag63618413_ret_ag
retax124517973_ret_ax
reteam83214533_reteam
retear63115483_retear
retia55326113_retia_
retial64724993_retial
retral64419743_retral
rets45352563_rets__
ripsaw1134283_ripsaw
seesaw935973_seesaw
trets55928023trets__
urethan1045473urethan

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027676.62620227.4
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691677.06225303.2
 
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