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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 “defats” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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85 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
defats10511455(None) 
defat95426691defat_
defeats113511231defeats
derats74625061derats
beats76042242be_ats
befits114711502befits
deads75726912de_ads
deals65435342de_als
deans66131392de_ans
dears65736882de_ars
death94822522de_ath
deaths105914442de_aths
debags104211062debags
debars94218042debars
debate94419192debate
debates103718532debates
debits94214502debits
debts86418372de_bts
debuts93911752debuts
decafs124010882decafs
decals93717712decals
decants103514442decants
decays124612912decays
dedans85915072dedans
deets65330242de_ets
deface123113862deface
defaces133213402defaces
defame123212432defame
defames132812252defames
defang1137752defang
defangs1235362defangs
defaults1243332defaults
defeat103817162defeat_
defects134511522defects
defers105116942defers
defies104624052defies
defis96717502def_is
deflate113613942deflate
deflates123013942deflates
defoams1336192defoams
defogs1156682defogs
defrags1236192defrags
defrays1436112defrays
deft85540222def_t_
degas75119162dega_s
deists74916432deists
delate73827752delate
delates83526282delates
delays104014052delays
delfts10439672delfts
deltas74414822deltas
delts65731792de_lts
demast9517062demast
demasts1089222demasts
demits94918072demits
denars74621432denars
dents65031802de_nts
departs104310682departs
depots94716342depots
derat65044082derat_
derate74531232derate
derates84028892derates
derays105514252derays
desalts839572desalts
devas96218882deva_s
dewans105215142dewans
dewars105117072dewars
doats65224882d_oats
drafts105012532drafts
drats66628372d_rats
ducats95011762ducats
eats47054872_e_ats
efts76519482_ef_ts
fats76252502__fats
feats86432752fe_ats
heats85838402he_ats
hefts116218152hef_ts
lefts86517812lef_ts
meats75034052me_ats
neats55931902ne_ats
peats76140192pe_ats
refits94017652refits
seats54844342se_ats
teats55636812te_ats
wefts116715492wef_ts

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551852.54632423.8
3Display Results85850.0165312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691852.90561511.5
 
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