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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 “perforce” 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.

41 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
perforce154496(None) 
deforce13267242de_force
enforce12237422_enforce
perforate1459462perforate
perform1439282perfor_m
performed17155302performed
performer16145132performer
performs1547482performs
before11410153be_for_e
deforced15247373de_forced
deforcer14246903de_forcer
deforces14248403de_forces
enforced14216743_enforced
enforcer13246503_enforcer
enforces13208013_enforces
force105324273___force
perborate13510143perborate
perdure10379623perdur_e
perfect141010833perf_ect
perforated1656893perforated
perforates1558863perforates
performance2062833performance
performers17164103performers
perfume1446503perf_ume
perfuse1247663perf_use
perjure16327963perjur_e
peroral9314793per_oral
perorate10417923per_orate
personae102410553personae
perverse1336103perverse
preface14510923pref_ace
prefire124012813prefir_e
preform1439613prefor_m
preformed17176203preformed
preforms1537403preforms
prefroze2264673prefroze
premorse1237553premorse
reenforce1443523reenforce
reforge11259033re_forge
reinforce1464483reinforce
workforce2151743workforce

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162417.62619166.3
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691418.05922172.9
 
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