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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 “defang” 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.

33 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
defang113775(None) 
defangs1235361defangs
dang65131542d__ang
dean56039482de_an_
deans66131392de_ans
debag94212302deba_g
decane93818872decane
decant93524222decant
dedans85915072dedans
deface123113862deface
defacing15238682defacing
defame123212432defame
defaming15238462defaming
defanged1435432defanged
defat95426692defa_t
defats105114552defats
defend113910492defend
defiant11311922defiant
define104718142define
defog1048522def_og
defrag1136462defrag
defund11447982defund
defying15328822defying
deking125614552deking
demand104314252demand
derange939812derange
desand84812632desand
dewan95718042dewan_
dewans105215142dewans
dewing114115702dewing
fang85432552__fang
penang92511112penang
rehang1039822rehang

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551332.87328733.4
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.99959583.5
 
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