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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 “preordains” 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.

23 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
preordains1312452(None) 
preordain12124491preordain_
reordains10145451_reordains
foreordains1552162foreordains
preobtains1443822preobtains
preordained1552822preordained
pretrains11410142pretr_ains
reordain9135572_reordain_
foreordain1452153foreordain_
ordains879653___ordains
pearmains1345263p_earmains
pertains102113423p_e_rtains
predawns1444363pre__dawns
preobtain1343993preobtain_
preordaining1652513preordaining
preordering15124303preordering
preorders1235403preord_ers
pretorians1258313pretoria_ns
pretrain10310923pretr_ain_
refrains1139593_refr_ains
reobtains1144433_reobtains
reordained1243443_reordained
retrains8314533_retr_ains

Search took 7 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 Limit140603235.84324063.5
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691236.26528522.1
 
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