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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 “rifely” 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.

43 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
rifely12371003(None) 
ripely112511151ripely
wifely15429421wifely
briefly1534572briefly
cicely1338832cicely
direly10311562direly
finely123011562finely
liefly1266362liefly
likely13328132likely
lively123310812lively
nicely1139492nicely
primely1457722primely
rarely93513652rarely
refel84920812refel_
refell94214442refell
refels94618052refels
refelt94521422refelt
refly113914562ref_ly
rely75428952r__ely
richly1438002richly
ridley10169542ridley
riel46432382ri_el_
riels55121332ri_els
rife74632322rife__
rifer84721982rife_r
rifest93114582rifest
riffle124210232riffle
rifle85518332rif_le
rifled104115002rifled
rifler94014262rifler
riflery13345802riflery
rifles94217702rifles
riley84420582rile_y
ripply13348002ripply
rudely10389972rudely
ruffly15336672ruffly
safely12249392safely
timely113410112timely
tritely1039002tritely
vilely1239442vilely
widely133311032widely
wifey144913672wife_y
wisely122711712wisely

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 Limit82551432.64331233.8
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691432.99959583.5
 
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