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

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

30 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
decretory154468(None) 
secretory1444601secretory
excretory2143462excretory
feretory1447512fe_retory
secretary1444202secretary
secretor1045682secretor_
secretors1145842secretors
decenary1446273dec_enary
decertify1843463decertify
declaratory1752853declaratory
decorator1248573decorator_
decorators1347873decorators
decreer10269123decre_er_
decreers11277623decre_ers
decretal1146353decret_al
decretals1245093decretals
decretive1547493decretive
deprecatory1954363deprecatory
depredatory1853163depredatory
derisory1245163de_risory
desultory1343403desultory
deviatory1666453deviatory
directory1545883d_irectory
herstory1446693he_rstory
necrotomy1644273necrotomy
rectory123512733rec__tory
repertory1445493repertory
secreter1038513secreter_
secretly1345183secret_ly
territory1245113territory

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641306.44023080.9
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.85926052.0
 
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