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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 “biodegrades” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

27 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
biodegrades167200(None) 
biodegrade1572051biodegrade_
biodegraded1771531biodegraded
biodegrading1851673biodegrading
degrades11269923___degrades
bigarades1344144bi__garades
binderies12311694binde_r_ies
biodegradable208964biodegradable
biogases1136144bio__g_ases
biometries1448944biometr_ies
biopirates1474164bio_pirates
bodegas1135484b_odeg_a__s
brokerages1743364broke_rages
bromegrass1551964bromegra_ss
bromegrasses1751484bromegrasses
degrade10229904___degrade_
degraded12288324___degraded
degrader11247914___degrader
degraders12245934___degraders
downgrades1652724_downgrades
integrates111010784_integrates
intergrades1346784_intergrades
misgrades1347364mi__sgrades
moderates12710754_mode_rates
overgrades1556934__overgrades
regrades103212174___regrades
tardigrades1451824tardigrades

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819278.28317966.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.71920494.4
 
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