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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 “persecuted” 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.

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
persecuted154350(None) 
persecute1344881persecute_
persecutee1453861persecutee
persecutes1444351persecutes
perfected1736642perfec_ted
persecutees1552222persecutees
persecutor1453242persecutor
prosecuted1544282prosecuted
erected103213993_er_ec_ted
executed1835503_e_xecuted
exsected1835673_exsec_ted
perfecter1646043perfec_ter
permeated1439373perme_ated
permuted1336713per__muted
perpetuated1653753perpetuated
persecuting1643833persecuting
persecution1564783persecution
persecutive1853933persecutive
persecutors1553153persecutors
persecutory1852623persecutory
persevered1642633persevered
persisted1247143pers_isted
personated13258293personated
perverted1546103perve_rted
precited133013813p_r_ecited
precured1339993p_r_ecured
prelected1439133prelec_ted
presented12311633prese_nted
prosected14158633prosec_ted
prosecute1345953prosecute_
prosecutes1445663prosecutes
reexecuted2062693reexecuted
resected112514743re_sec_ted
resecured1245533re_secured

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603346.97020172.6
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.40624127.9
 
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