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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 “describes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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83 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
describes144600(None) 
describe1346241describe_
described1544951described
describer1444611describer
describers1543581describers
descries11311921descri_es
ascribes1246192_ascribes
decries103319802de_cri_es
descried1248072descri_ed
descrier1157622descri_er
descriers1245692descriers
inscribes1345202inscribes
prescribes16106282prescribes
redescribes1652852redescribes
scribes113713202__scribes
ascribe1147743_ascribe_
ascribed1374693_ascribed
becrimes1467073be_crimes
bestrides1237913bestrides
conscribes1645193conscribes
dearies83526273de_ari_es
debrides1268723de_brides
deceives1437903de_ceives
decibel1235993de_c_ibel
decibels1344523de_c_ibels
decides114217653de_c_ides
deciles104417723de_c_iles
declines113315803de_clines
decrees102513123de_cr_ees
decrials1137133de_crials
decried112612853de_cri_ed
decrier102713553de_cri_er
decriers11299733de_criers
decuries11312223decuri_es
deicides1249303deic_ides
dendrites1147933dendrites
deprives1438393de_prives
derbies103016053de__rbies
derides93420853de__rides
derives114017813de__rives
derries83124623de_rri_es
derrises93012783de_rrises
describing1645073describing
desecrates1348843desecrates
deserves12109893deser_ves
desirables1344213desirables
desires81316133des__ires
desorbed1236443desor_bed
desorbs10437713desor_b_s
despises1139433des_pises
despites11410313des_pites
destines93619663des_tines
destrier9311823destri_er
destriers1038143destriers
dextrines1798313dextrines
diatribes1245533diatribes
disprizes2148113disprizes
disrobes1139743dis_robes
eserines8413743_eserines
eucrites1049483_eucrites
inscribe1245693inscribe_
inscribed1444213inscribed
inscriber1343863inscriber
inscribers1442643inscribers
misdescribes1951873misdescribes
prescribe15106673prescribe_
prescribed17105373prescribed
prescriber1684883prescriber
prescribers1793153prescribers
proscribes16125353proscribes
redescribe1552863redescribe_
redescribed1752323redescribed
rescripts1374573rescripts
restrikes1339413restrikes
restrives12310663restrives
scribe104613533__scribe_
scribed124510643__scribed
scriber113910963__scriber
scribers12307953__scribers
scries85226823__scri_es
scrives124414273__scrives
subscribes1644873subscribes
vestries11314053vestri_es

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641837.58019609.6
3Display Results83830.0302766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691837.76623009.4
 
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