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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 “describers” 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.

49 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
describers154358(None) 
describer1444611describer_
describes1446001describe_s
descriers1245691descri_ers
decriers11299732de_cri_ers
describe1346242describe__
described1544952describe_d
descrier1157622descri_er_
descries11311922descri_e_s
destriers1038142destri_ers
inscribers1442642inscribers
prescribers1793152prescribers
scribers12307962__scribers
ascribes1246193_ascribe_s
deceivers1535723de_ceivers
decibels1344523de_c_ibels
deciders123510753de_c_iders
decliners12358613de_cliners
decreers11277623de_cr_eers
decrier102713553de_cri_er_
decries103319803de_cri_e_s
dendrimers1442743dendrimers
deprivers1545213de_privers
deriders102411853de__riders
derivers123811363de__rivers
descanters1345013descanters
descenders1445453descenders
describing1645073describing
descried1248073descri_e_d
descriptors1652753descriptors
desecraters1444813desecraters
deserters10129983deser_ters
deservers13107293deser_vers
desirers939263des__irers
despairers1343103despairers
despisers1245153des_pisers
despoilers1343533despoilers
destrier9311823destri_er_
destroyers1443643destroyers
disrobers1246383dis_robers
inscriber1343863inscriber_
inscribes1345203inscribe_s
prescriber1684883prescriber_
prescribes16106283prescribe_s
proscribers17112533proscribers
redescribes1652853redescribe_s
scriber113910973__scriber_
scribes113713203__scribe_s
subscribers1752613subscribers

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603496.42321890.5
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691496.85626063.4
 
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