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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 “decayers” 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.

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
decayers1430796(None) 
decayer13339351decayer_
decoyers14287711decoyers
delayers12268661delayers
belayers13298142belayers
dealers84118612de_alers
debasers11377902debasers
debaters113511922debaters
decades113615512decade_s
decanes103118912decane_s
decanters12229222decanters
decares102818532decare_s
decayed14309332decaye_d
decayless1542862decayless
decays124612912decay__s
deciders123510752deciders
deckers144413832dec_kers
declarers1236422declarers
decoders122810412decoders
decoyer13348682decoyer_
decreers11277622decreers
decriers11299732decriers
defacers14237992defacers
defamers14258522defamers
defrayers1644172defrayers
delayer113010532delayer_
dewaters122910722dewaters

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 Filter1786911210590.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059277.75015620.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.04622208.7
 
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