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

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281 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
defends1235877(None) 
defend113910491defend_
defunds12376751defunds
depends11348991depends
deafens11317252deafen_s
deeds75423762de_e_ds
defangs1235362defangs
defeats113511232defeats
defects134511522defects
defence1339892defence
defences1439632defences
defended1437222defended
defender1337292defender
defenders1436362defenders
defense1137502defense
defenses1237912defenses
defers105116942defe_rs
defines114118682defines
defund11447982defund_
deleads9379702deleads
demands114311412demands
dements103016622dements
depend103510922depend_
desands94810162desands
descends12266982descends
detents83615152detents
emends95711432_emends
fends96324972__fends
legends936072legends
offends14234292offends
refeeds11368972refeeds
refinds114512122refinds
refunds11448622refunds
relends84013252relends
remends105013032remends
resends83513712resends
addends10356053addends
adherends1443263adherends
amends94713283_amends
appends1236393appends
ascends10388203ascends
attends8257593attends
augends935883augends
befriends1542413befriends
beheads1338523beheads
behinds1335283behinds
bends85628973__bends
beyonds1335063beyonds
blends96012883_blends
calends1039523calends
cements112714223cements
davens104612913daven_s
deadens93410693deaden_s
deads75726913d__eads
deafen10389673deafen__
deafened1335853deafened
deafness1236213deafness
deaned84620453deaned_
deans66131393de_an_s
debeaks1436103debeaks
debeards1235503debeards
debones103315113debones
debunks1433763debunks
decanes103118913decanes
decants103514443decants
deceits102810883deceits
decency1537453decency
decent94023703decen_t
decerns10119053decerns
dedans85915073dedan_s
deed65340903de_e_d_
deedy104315893de_e_dy
deems85421773de_e_ms
deepens10307813deepen_s
deeps84921773de_e_ps
deers64930523de_e_rs
dees56356633de_e__s
deets65330243de_e_ts
defaces133213403defaces
defames132812253defames
defang1137753defan_g
defats105114553def_ats
defeat103817163defe_at
defect124816173defe_ct
defenced1537203defenced
defendant1445443defendant
defendants1543653defendants
defending15298353defending
defensed1336223defensed
defer94619753defe__r
deferents13269393deferents
defied115016383defied_
defiers113913993defiers
defies104624053def_ies
defiles114016843defiles
define104718143defin_e
defined123813823defined
definer114413773definer
definers124211193definers
defis96717503def__is
defleas1147223defleas
deflects14336733deflects
defoams1336193defoams
defocus1335283defocus
defogs1156683def_ogs
deforms1337803deforms
defrags1236193defrags
defrauds1343243defrauds
defrays1436113defrays
deftness1236303deftness
defuels11296983defuels
defunct1345773defunct
defunded1435163defunded
defuses114814593defuses
defuzes20398303defuzes
degender1136893degender
degenders1236083degenders
degerms1135623degerms
deigns8389983deign_s
dejects17389223dejects
deked115718533deke_d_
dekes105224453deke__s
delead84112343delead_
deled75326543dele_d_
deles65139253dele__s
deletes83117933deletes
demand104314253demand_
demeans1039723demeans
dement93825153demen_t
demes86032693deme__s
demesnes1137083demesnes
demons94917723demon_s
denes65639723d__enes
denned84215633denned_
dens55945073d__en_s
dents65031803d__ents
deodands1144603deodands
depended1337983depended
deperms1236603deperms
depones103717093depones
desand84812633desand_
descend11248153descend_
descents112511203descents
deserts82513053deserts
desexes1537833desexes
desmids1166603desmids
desponds1246243desponds
detects104011093detects
detent73624483deten_t
detente83313603detente
detentes92712873detentes
deters74724683dete_rs
detests83711743detests
deveins1138813deveins
devels104313903deve_ls
devests114410473devests
devons104512253devon_s
dewans105215143dewan_s
dewed105020303dewe_d_
dexes135224513dexe__s
dezincs1933753dezincs
dienes75719903d_ienes
dispends12308533dispends
distends10339823distends
dizens164911393dizen_s
docents102810803docents
dovens104413903doven_s
doyens104810223doyen_s
dozens164612463dozen_s
dreads84115023d_reads
drownds12346153drownds
duende836923d_uende
duendes938193d_uendes
dyeweeds1642153dyeweeds
effendi1442423effendi
effendis1542513effendis
elands74914773_elands
emend86214893_emend_
ends56528533___ends
evens84817103_even_s
events94814073_events
expends17217083expends
extends15227113extends
feds85234323__fe_ds
feeds94921143__feeds
fend84832973__fend_
fens76139763__fen_s
feods99516853__feods
feuds95914883__feuds
fiends104110293_fiends
finds95424833__finds
fonds95824823__fonds
forefends1644493forefends
forfends1544833forfends
friends11396743friends
funds94119253__funds
gerents82612923gerents
gerunds935183gerunds
headends13326723headends
heeds95420423he_e_ds
impends12376803impends
intends8239963intends
jefes155613673jefe__s
jereeds15326393jereeds
kalends1235683kalends
keens95721183ke_en_s
ketenes114813503ketenes
lagends947273lagends
lebens8310093leben_s
legend837693legend_
lends65326253__lends
meeds84920273me_e_ds
melenas999203melenas
mends84927693__mends
needs65719633ne_e_ds
nereids838743nereids
offend13365663offend_
peens76428193pe_en_s
pends85527193__pends
perpends13227753perpends
prebends13347883prebends
prefunds1454703prefunds
pretends11299113pretends
rebinds104511873rebinds
reblends1135293reblends
reeds65430903re_e_ds
refects124012743refects
refed93921923refe_d_
refeed104717623refeed_
refeels10379693refeels
refels94618053refe_ls
refence12312243refence
refences13311853refences
refers93921083refe_rs
refind104717073refind_
refines105426343refines
refolds11298953refolds
refounds1255733refounds
refund104810303refund_
regents83416543regents
relands85214883relands
relend76116453relend_
relents74018503relents
remands104914883remands
remend95216553remend_
reminds104614793reminds
rends65129953__rends
repents93717623repents
rereads81512293rereads
rerents73319423rerents
reseeds84012333reseeds
resend75016773resend_
resents74221223resents
retenes76324623retenes
reweds104412303rewe_ds
rewelds11457413rewelds
rewinds114810483rewinds
scends95213003_scends
seconds1038283seconds
seeds64330063se_e_ds
semens84616973semen_s
sends65528243__sends
serenes73222903serenes
sevens93813663seven_s
shends105313773_shends
spends94714473_spends
teens56227483te_en_s
teinds738263te_inds
tends65425583__tends
trends75513543_trends
unbends10236993unbends
upends9438763_upends
upsends10265293upsends
veenas91410413ve_enas
vends95520893__vends
venenes102712133venenes
weeds95222213we_e_ds
weekends1642733weekends
weens85224053we_en_s
wends95822813__wends
yearends12234483yearends

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1340272816.50020619.5
3Display Results2812810.0933021.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912816.99925530.9
 
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