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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 “imbue” 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.

31 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
imbue93948(None) 
imbrue1035151imbrue
imbued1136171imbued
imbues1037981imbues
amble95924642amble
embrue1036532embrue
fimble133611752fimble
iambus10468902iambus
image81411292image
imaum9139642imaum
imbed105013652imbed
imbibe1234702imbibe
imbrued1234692imbrued
imbrues1135502imbrues
imbrute1144912imbrute
imide85716892imide
imine75821062imine
immune1035432immune
immure1036032immure
impure1038382impure
impute1038042impute
inbye10427062inbye
indue63516672indue
issue559212issue
limbus105710382limbus
moue65835572_moue
nimble103412942nimble
nimbus10377282nimbus
ombre94111802ombre
timbre10328632timbre
wimble133211922wimble

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800311.62333148.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691311.732103170.3
 
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