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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 “defied” 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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87 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
defied11501638(None) 
defier105118651defier
defies104624051defies
defiled124013101defiled
defined123813821defined
deified123112411deified
denied84318631denied
aeried74221862aeried
belied95022162belied
daffed14429492daffed
deaired9411532deaired
deaned84620452deaned
deaved114916552deaved
debited113311622debited
decide104116872decide
decided124312422decided
decked145217622decked
decried112612852decried
deed65340902de__ed
deeded94615542deeded
deemed104713062deemed
defaced142910972defaced
defamed14309832defamed
defend113910492defend
defer94619752def_er
deffer134411302deffer
defi86321492defi__
defiers113913992defiers
defile105216662defile
defiler113911882defiler
defiles114016842defiles
define104718142define
definer114413772definer
defines114118682defines
defis96717502defi_s
deflea1037442deflea
defter104215922defter
defuel10348932defuel
defund11447982defund
defused125211092defused
defuzed21447042defuzed
deiced104214482deiced
deifier113013122deifier
deifies113317452deifies
deked115718532de_ked
deled75326542de_led
delimed11310722delimed
delved114112752delved
demies94825802demies
demised113613682demised
demoed103713442demoed
denier74420692denier
denies74729642denies
denimed1159232denimed
denned84215632denned
dented84120512dented
deride84420032deride
derided102914252derided
derived123912762derived
desired9311982desired
deuced104112122deuced
deviled124112182deviled
devised123712562devised
dewed105020302de_wed
dewier104013462dewier
dexie134716892dexie_
dexies145018342dexies
died66137852d__ied
doffed14428502doffed
dried75321382d_ried
eddied9248322eddied
edified12339712edified
hefted134911422hefted
levied104111432levied
redefied1368222redefied
refed93921922ref_ed
refeed104717622refeed
reffed134712512reffed
refiled114318652refiled
refind104717072refind
refined114720002refined
refired115116992refired
refixed183611152refixed
refried113513872refried
reified112913782reified
relied74926232relied
retied75924982retied

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 Filter178691825510.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit82551872.89328534.7
3Display Results87870.0302900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691873.27954495.6
 
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