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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 “destine” 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.

41 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
destine8371995(None) 
dentine83320241dentine
destined103312451destined
destines93619661destines
destiny113111461destiny
sestine73017921sestine
besting104923922besting
cystine1239332cystine
decline103716612decline
define104718142de_fine
delaine8314792delaine
dentin73919572dentin_
dentines93418402dentines
denting94422182denting
dentins83419222dentins
desire7415302des_ire
despise1038682despise
despite10410122despite
destain8412082destain_
destained1158252destained
destains9311812destains
destinies10410842destinies
detinue85010032de_tinue
dextrine1688252dextrine
dusting93618992dusting
festive1339772festive
jesting154317712jesting
mestino9411642mestino
nesting84320442nesting
reshine102816942reshine
resting85031182resting
restive10315932restive
retine66237332re_tine
sestina72711972sestina
sestines82717242sestines
testing86021052testing
vespine1237902vespine
vestige1137432vestige
vesting114618682vesting
westing115020272westing
zesting174515332zesting

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671413.61029825.8
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691414.01644494.8
 
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