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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 “defuse” 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.

54 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
defuse10571272(None) 
defused125211091defused
defuser115110501defuser
defuses114814591defuses
defuze19487841defuze
refuse94817511refuse
bemuse1038942bemuse
ceruse83914522ceruse
debase94014472debase
deduce1079252deduce
deface123113862deface
defame123212432defame
defense1137502defense
defies104624052defies
defile105216662defile
define104718142define
defis96717502defis_
defuel10348932defuel
defund11447982defund
defusers12487362defusers
defuzed21447042defuzed
defuzes20398302defuzes
degust8310252degust
delouse839832delouse
delude81910672delude
deluge8189402deluge
deluxe14197302deluxe
demise94618322demise
demure9311532demure
dense65923502de_nse
denude8169352denude
depose94215762depose
depute94512302depute
deuce84517492de_uce
devise104215752devise
diffuse1444372diffuse
disuse74012842disuse
douse66329722d_ouse
druse64817662d_ruse
dufus94010812dufus_
dufuses11436592dufuses
effuse1234962effuse
fuse76429992__fuse
infuse93110572infuse
perfuse1247662perfuse
peruse84016842peruse
recuse85519162recuse
refuge105312612refuge
refused115114442refused
refuser104912782refuser
refuses104918552refuses
refute95515702refute
retuse66617222retuse
reuse56025362re_use

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551542.42034112.0
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691542.54670185.0
 
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