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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 “regret” 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.

42 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
regret7372353(None) 
egret63327311_egret
reglet73724231reglet
regreet83015951regreet
regrets83212921regrets
regrew10388561regrew
aigret73720022aigret
befret11315962befret
beget85632562beg_et
beret74946362be_ret
degree82814852degree
egrets72712242_egrets
ferret93021172ferret
reared75930012reared
rearer64928912rearer
rebred95816352rebred
redrew10309512redrew
reerect92915882reerect
reflet94024232reflet
regent74127672regent
reges65628792reg_es
regilt71217492regilt
reglets83512982reglets
regraft11310152regraft
regrant8317322regrant
regrate82618662regrate
regreen8309042regreen
regreets9287852regreets
regress82711452regress
regrow10309882regrow
relet54749822re_let
remeet86325472remeet
remet74843722re_met
rennet64624852rennet
rerent63832452re_rent
reset55051862re_set
retreat7317532retreat
revert93529112revert
revet84938842re_vet
rewet85135152re_wet
secret8325062secret
terret63425622terret

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.68630733.8
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.04558683.4
 
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