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

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94 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
defier10511865(None) 
defer94619751def_er
deffer134411301deffer
defied115016381defied
defiers113913991defiers
defies104624051defies
defiler113911881defiler
definer114413771definer
defter104215921defter
deifier113013121deifier
denier74420691denier
dewier104013461dewier
aerier64823152aerier
beefier12329092beefier
belier84423562belier
daffier1457832daffier
dafter104813342dafter
deader84220472deader
deafer104114812deafer
deair65817192deai_r
dealer74122142dealer
dearer74822802dearer
decider114213182decider
decker135215992decker
decrier102713552decrier
deedier93011592deedier
deeper93613502deeper
deer56739022de__er
defacer132810362defacer
defamer132710322defamer
defers105116942def_ers
defi86321492defi__
defile105216662defile
defiled124013102defiled
defilers12439472defilers
defiles114016842defiles
define104718142define
defined123813822defined
definers124211192definers
defines114118682defines
defis96717502defi_s
deflea1037442deflea
defuel10348932defuel
defuser115110502defuser
deicer94114412deicer
deified123112412deified
deifiers12348992deifiers
deifies113317452deifies
deliver113312242deliver
delver104913492delver
demies94825802demies
denied84318632denied
deniers84515182deniers
denies74729642denies
denser74115192denser
derider93214972derider
deriver114213912deriver
dernier83011942dernier
desire7415302desire
desirer8310782desirer
deter65028042de_ter
deviser114212392deviser
dexie134716892dexie_
dexies145018342dexies
dexter143810892dexter
dicier94416232dicier
differ133910842differ
doffer133911352doffer
dopier93515922dopier
dotier73917032dotier
dozier163611632dozier
drier64423962d_rier
duffer134711662duffer
edgier8469732edgier
edifier11309262edifier
eelier64216462eelier
eerier64320022eerier
hefter124313922hefter
heftier1337202heftier
heifer1238202heifer
iffier1236762iffier
kefir12457912kefi_r
leafier10329832leafier
lefter93613432lefter
levier94013872levier
metier83517692metier
reefier102912552reefier
refer84822142ref_er
refiner105316912refiner
refire95419472refire
reifier103414522reifier
relier65826182relier
sexier13310682sexier
verier94620962verier

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551942.23336968.7
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691942.60968490.2
 
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