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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 “defray” 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.

32 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
defray133764(None) 
defrag1136461defrag
defrays1436111defrays
deray95024181de_ray
affray1534972affray
betray111511442betray
bewray14147732bewray
dearly104615322dearly
deary95826842dear_y
decay114718482de_cay
decry115514352decr_y
deejay1734522deejay
defat95426692def_at
defeat103817162defeat
defoam1238562defoam
defrags1236192defrags
defraud1243912defraud
defrayal1542612defrayal
defrayed1635402defrayed
defrayer1534932defrayer
deftly1336532deftly
defy114921262def__y
delay94820632de_lay
denary105316862denary
derat65044082de_rat
derays105514252de_rays
derby114715342de_rby
derry94721372de_rry
dray85428092d__ray
fray105428902__fray
orfray1234392orfray
refry114412462refr_y

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551322.40334353.3
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691322.76564626.0
 
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