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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 “programme” 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.

28 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
programme169477(None) 
programmed1883871programmed
programmer1794101programmer
programmes1784921programmes
aerogramme1553552aerogramme
prograde1247182progra_de
program12311692progra_m_
programed1585892programed
programer1475602programer
programmers1893522programmers
programs1339782progra_ms
aerogrammes1653773aerogrammes
deprogrammed2152633deprogrammed
deprogrammer2062773deprogrammer
engramme1344053_engramme
gramme114210333___gramme
grogram1147073grogra_m_
grograms1246023grogra_ms
pregame1239553preg_a_me
prodrome1346203prodr_ome
programers1584403programers
programing1646303programing
programmable2162033programmable
programming1954193programming
prorate9418733pro_ra_te
protrade1148213protra_de
reprogrammed2063013reprogrammed
unprogrammed2062013unprogrammed

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641287.34320242.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.51523777.9
 
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