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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 “preferable” 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.

44 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
preferable174672(None) 
preferably2044681preferably
referable1439621_referable
pilferable1742872pilferable
preservable1844162preservable
reverable14310362_reverable
deferrable1644853_deferrable
freezable2345093fre_ezable
generable1238663_generable
inferable14411263_inferable
orderable1246183or_derable
peelable1238553p_e_elable
penetrable1446043p_enetrable
perdurable1544753perdurable
performable2053133performable
permeable1556823perme_able
ponderable1546083ponderable
predicable1747193predicable
preference1776983preference
pregnable1456693pre_gnable
presentable1546033presentable
presumable1645203presumable
preventable1844983preventable
preverbal1643883preverbal_
previable1647533pre_viable
priceable1546823price_able
procurable1644863procurable
profitable1744963profitable
pulverable1743273pulverable
reefable1339533_re_efable
reelable10311593_re_elable
refinable1438623_refinable
reformable1745293_reformable
refusable1476683_refusable
refutable1477863_refutable
relegable1258103_relegable
renderable1397153_renderable
renewable1447433_renewable
reparable1359953_reparable
reservable1546363_reservable
severable1438543_severable
steerable1146913ste_erable
sufferable1843323sufferable
venerable1438483_venerable

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603446.57621381.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.99825534.6
 
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