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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 “predries” 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.

26 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
predries11271438(None) 
predried12309571predried
redries83721711_redries
drearies92313412drearies
peeries93623022p_eeries
perries93226602p_erries
poetries10315582poetries
prairies10411452prairies
predates11615812predates
predrill1145932predrill
predrills1244472predrills
preemies12512192preemies
prefires134313282prefires
premies113823062pre_mies
preppies1149682preppies
preprices1569262preprices
pretrims1238982pretrims
pretties10615132pretties
prewires133811012prewires
prexies163415002pre_xies
priories10312452priories
pruderies1247872pruderies
redried93714892_redried
redrives122610392_redrives
refries104419732_refries
retries74129072_retries

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit121059263.89331096.6
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691264.71937866.3
 
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