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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 “dreads” 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.

92 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
dreads8411502(None) 
breads95419201breads
deads75726911d_eads
dread74419021dread_
dreams94513981dreams
drears74614251drears
dryads11436621dryads
oreads73915771oreads
reads64835271_reads
treads74817921treads
areas55935772area_s
beads85429502_beads
brads85528292br_ads
bread85523112bread_
bready124511182bready
breaks124816422breaks
breams104815042breams
breeds94914882breeds
broads94515152broads
creaks124315962creaks
creams104715252creams
creds85418772cre_ds
creeds94714772creeds
dads67442772d__ads
dead65434242d_ead_
deals65435342d_eals
deans66131392d_eans
dears65736882d_ears
deeds75423762d_eeds
deleads9379702deleads
derats74625062derats
derays105514252derays
drabs85119672dr_abs
drags75521112dr_ags
drams86025832dr_ams
drats66628372dr_ats
draws95119372dr_aws
drays95819772dr_ays
dreaded103612022dreaded
dream85120392drea_m
dreamt94615712dreamt
dreamy12509992dreamy
drear65016902drea_r
dreary104611672dreary
drecks13459202drecks
dreed75222842dreed_
drees65628522dre_es
dregs76114862dre_gs
dreidl835232dreidl
dreidls934052dreidls
dreks105714752dre_ks
dress65319832dre_ss
droids84712582droids
druids8368092druids
dryad10477582dryad_
dryades12395632dryades
duads76515342d_uads
dyads10549972d_yads
freaks134713062freaks
grads75625752gr_ads
greats76318392greats
greeds84314282greeds
heads95127112_heads
kneads11357092kneads
leads66028492_leads
meads85425322_meads
oread64619602oread_
pleads94613952pleads
rads56046602_r_ads
read55942532_read_
readd74617132_readd
readds84111642_readds
ready94821502_ready
reals55038652_reals
reams75729622_reams
reaps75626192_reaps
rears54739652_rears
redds74617832_redds
reds56042862_re_ds
reeds65430902_reeds
rends65129952_rends
rereads81512292rereads
roads66523622_roads
spreads1039762spreads
steads74116222steads
threads11419952threads
tread64821702tread_
treats64821692treats
trends75513542trends
triads74513532triads
ureas55826012urea_s
wreaks134711112wreaks

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551922.76629844.9
3Display Results92920.0303066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691923.16956387.2
 
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