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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 “defeating” 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.

41 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
defeating14231197(None) 
defecating17237781defecating
defecting162510221defecting
deflating142610711deflating
deaerating12311562deaerating
debating123213732de_bating
debeaking1735922debeaking
deceasing1338402deceasing
defacing15238682def_acing
defaming15238462def_aming
defatting1436102defatting
defeatism1544412defeatism
defeatist1356602defeatist
defencing16226692defencing
defending15298352defending
defensing14217002defensing
deferring1436142deferring
defleaing1444742deflea_ing
deflecting1736502deflecting
defoaming1645652defoaming
defraying1735852defraying
dejecting20217792dejecting
delating103119602de_lating
deleading1237772deleading
deleaving1436262deleaving
delegating1337672delegating
deleting103314422dele_ting
demeaning1337242demeaning
dementing13311042dementing
derating103222282de_rating
deserting11713142deserting
detecting13259982detecting
detesting112610322detesting
devesting14249902devesting
deviating14311082deviating
redefeating1645332redefeating
refecting152413352refecting
reflating132514712reflating
reheating132314912reheating
repeating122618982repeating
reseating102421532reseating

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 Filter1786911214360.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121436413.75032382.9
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691413.90645747.8
 
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