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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 “outfaces” 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.

34 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
outfaces13231139(None) 
outface123011971outface_
outfaced14219461outfaced
outpaces122411941outpaces
outraces102217861outraces
catfaces1536962catfaces
outacts9310212out_acts
outages82317322out_ages
outbacks1638982outbacks
outbakes1439992outbakes
outdances12198502outdances
outdares92712462outdares
outdates93114742outdates
outfables1485562outfables
outfalls1138142outfalls
outfasts11117232outfasts
outfawns1434722outfawns
outfences1456462outfences
outfires1139862outfires
outflies11310152outflies
outfoxes1836742outfoxes
outgazes18248712outgazes
outpace112613022outpace_
outpaced13269792outpaced
outplaces1347742outplaces
outrace92418552outrace_
outraced112414202outraced
outrages92215932outrages
outrances112912112outrances
outrates82421372outrates
outraves112313832outraves
outtakes12310032outtakes
postfaces1656272postfaces
surfaces1338672surfaces

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059343.28336874.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.68648478.3
 
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