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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 “defacers” 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.

31 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
defacers1423799(None) 
defacer132810361defacer_
defaces133213401deface_s
defamers14258521defamers
dealers84118612de_alers
debasers11377902debasers
debaters113511922debaters
decayers14307962decayers
deface123113862deface__
defaced142910972deface_d
defamer132710322defamer_
defames132812252defame_s
defeaters13289102defeaters
defers105116942def__ers
defiers113913992def_iers
defilers12439472defilers
definers124211192definers
deflaters13298702deflaters
defoamers15285252defoamers
deforcers15265502deforcers
defrayers1644172defrayers
defusers12487362defusers
deicers103612732de_icers
delayers12268662delayers
detachers1536482detachers
dewaters122910722dewaters
effacers16244232effacers
facers115519442__facers
menacers12279312menacers
prefacers1636292prefacers
refaces123216742reface_s

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059313.62333414.0
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.02944351.2
 
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