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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 “scribe” 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.

48 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
scribe10461353(None) 
ascribe1147741ascribe
scribed124510641scribed
scriber113910971scriber
scribes113713201scribes
scrive115414941scrive
ascribed1374692ascribed
ascribes1246192ascribes
bribe94820782_bribe
caribe103416752caribe
crib86323582_crib_
cribs94516752_cribs
crime94822692_crime
cripe95521142_cripe
describe1346242describe
inscribe1245692inscribe
scoriae9310902scoriae
scrape105917572scrape
scree720031712scr_ee
scribal1137962scribal
scribble14175432scribble
scribers12307962scribers
scried95817302scried
scries85226822scries
scrieve12448332scrieve
scrim95419742scri_m
scrimp125110582scrimp
scrims104615932scrims
scrip96619192scri_p
scrips105316032scrips
script105717902script
scrived134511112scrived
scrives124414272scrives
scrub94914202scrub_
scrubs104210312scrubs
serine65432672serine
shrike134513242shrike
shrine94920052shrine
shrive125216952shrive
sprite84421772sprite
striae65422272striae
stride75420962stride
strife95318362strife
strike105619732strike
stripe85822442stripe
strive95020962strive
strobe84513812strobe
tribe74420272_tribe

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 Filter178691825510.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit82551482.67330883.3
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691483.15656619.5
 
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