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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 “retiree” 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.

38 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
retiree7501908(None) 
retire64927011retir_e
retired84620141retired
retirees84611651retirees
retirer74715011retirer
retires74726211retires
referee101615752referee
refire95419472refir_e
refired115116992refired
refires104820312refires
rehire95415862rehir_e
rehired115013152rehired
rehires105016112rehires
reticle94112622reticle
retie55735302reti__e
retied75924982reti_ed
reties65436192reti_es
retile65929672reti_le
retiled84420512retiled
retiles74426992retiles
retime85321802reti_me
retimed104714652retimed
retimes95020172retimes
retinae75517332retinae
retine66237332reti_ne
retinene839802retinene
retines75134672retines
retinue75414842retinue
retirers84311532retirers
retitle73913092retitle
retore67630772retor_e
retried84419152retried
retries74129072retries
retrieve1175692retrieve
returnee8449882returnee
rewire95421412rewir_e
rewired115413282rewired
rewires104717112rewires

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671383.29632667.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.68548491.5
 
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