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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 “defrayal” 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.

28 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
defrayal154261(None) 
defrayals1642281defrayals
betrayal1343592betrayal
defray1337642defray__
defrayable1943252defrayable
defrayed1635402defrayed
defrayer1534932defrayer
defrays1436112defray_s
arrayal1055843_arrayal
betrayals1442963betrayals
ceramal1138843ce_ramal
decadal1137243de_cadal
decanal1038113de_canal
decretal1146353decretal
decrial10310323decr_ial
deferral1244353deferral
defrag1136463defr__ag
defrags1236193defra_gs
defraud1243913defra_ud
defrauds1343243defrauds
defrayers1644173defrayers
defraying1735853defraying
deprival1444603deprival
derail74218813de_ra_il
deray95024183de_ray__
derays105514253de_ray_s
dermal93614343de_r_mal
detrital946573detrital

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162286.53322372.9
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.95325699.8
 
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