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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 “reds” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

35 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
reds5604287(None) 
beds75937791beds
creds85418771creds
eds46638931_eds
feds85234321feds
geds66730821geds
meds75735371meds
peds75835251peds
rads56046611rads
reads64835271reads
rebs65733561rebs
recs65734181recs
red46755811red_
redd66323181redd
redds74617831redds
rede55037681rede
redes65139131redes
redo56029371redo
redos65126761redos
reeds65430901reeds
rees45364191rees
refs75732241refs
regs55436571regs
reis45343231reis
rems66237721rems
rends65129951rends
reps65937951reps
res35565041re_s
rets45352561rets
revs75027051revs
rids56539561rids
rods56442071rods
teds54932581teds
weds86628941weds
zeds145821811zeds

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit13983350.25055932.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691350.546327272.9
 
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