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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 “dregs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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152 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dregs7611486(None) 
drags75521111drags
drees65628521drees
dreg66821651dreg_
dreks105714751dreks
dress65319831dress
drugs75214651drugs
regs55436571_regs
areas55935782areas
ares45871022are_s
begs75733832_begs
bergs84718042bergs
brags85625102brags
brees75632552brees
brens75823362brens
brews105617072brews
brigs85823222brigs
crags85622572crags
creds85418772creds
cress75022832cress
crews105917502crews
dags66642602d_ags
dangs75623212dangs
darers75921872darers
dares66146702dare_s
debs76530242d_ebs
deeds75423762deeds
deems85421772deems
deeps84921772deeps
deers64930522deers
dees56356632d_ees
deets65330242deets
degas75119162d_egas
dels56745472d_els
dens55945072d_ens
derms85022892derms
devs86424032d_evs
dews86230602d_ews
deys85027472d_eys
dies55653532die_s
diets66026642diets
digs66036062d_igs
dings76331402dings
dirges84915102dirges
doers65225712doers
does56554472doe_s
doges75630162doges
dogs66440152d_ogs
dongs76525812dongs
drabs85119672drabs
drag64825052drag_
drams86025832drams
drats66628372drats
draws95119372draws
drays95819772drays
dread74419022dread
dreads84115022dreads
dream85120392dream
dreams94513982dreams
drear65016902drear
drears74614252drears
dreck124812802dreck
drecks13459202drecks
dredge9308562dredge
dredges10379352dredges
dree56638322dre_e
dreed75222842dreed
dreggy12364632dreggy
dreigh11246442dreigh
drek96321092dre_k
dressy10518142dressy
drest65530342drest
drew86221672dre_w
dribs85115062dribs
driegh11254562driegh
driers74516732driers
dries64733672dries
drips85417232drips
drops85719502drops
dross65418092dross
drubs85913832drubs
drug65718132drug_
drums85415872drums
dryers10449272dryers
drys86314802dr_ys
duels65619232duels
dues56045502due_s
duets65323882duets
dugs614832282d_ugs
dungs75821972dungs
dures65635922dure_s
duress74712062duress
dyers96617132dyers
dyes85331892dye_s
ergs55523812er_gs
frags96322172frags
frees86131392frees
frets85523402frets
frigs96019272frigs
frogs96220772frogs
frugs96114282frugs
grees65132472grees
grego7310522grego
gregos847532gregos
greys96614852greys
grigs75318192grigs
grogs76319412grogs
ires45639282ire_s
kegs95824032_kegs
legs56133692_legs
megs75530632_megs
negs55727362_negs
ores46056682ore_s
pegs75531762_pegs
prees75937172prees
preps96220692preps
press75425952press
preys105717782preys
prigs85219702prigs
progs86624152progs
rags55448372_rags
rebs65733562_rebs
recs65734182_recs
reds56042872_reds
rees45364192_rees
refs75732242_refs
reg46146492_reg_
reges65628792_reges
reis45343232_reis
rems66237722_rems
reps65937952_reps
res35565042_re_s
rets45352562_rets
revs75027052_revs
rigs55137602_rigs
rugs56033682_rugs
segs54933882_segs
skegs105011232skegs
tegs56031492_tegs
trees55835762trees
treks96016852treks
tres46542902tre_s
tress55423162tress
trets55928022trets
trews86118892trews
treys85018212treys
trigs65423062trigs
trogs67022602trogs
trugs65516802trugs
ureas55826012ureas
urges64619912urges
wrens85016242wrens

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538001521.65632487.9
3Display Results1521520.0305066.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911521.98290156.9
 
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