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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 “dressy” 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.

33 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
dressy1051814(None) 
cressy11439111cressy
dress65319831dress_
drossy10528471drossy
tressy9448551tressy
brassy11509232brassy
creasy114612302creasy
cress75022832cress_
daresay1135432daresay
dreamy12509992dreamy
dreary104611672dreary
drecky16486332drecky
drees65628522drees_
dreggy12364632dreggy
dregs76114862dregs_
dreks105714752dreks_
dressed93511872dressed
dresser83611952dresser
dresses83716172dresses
dressily1246442dressily
drest65530342dre_st
dropsy12497472dropsy
drosky14486162drosky
dross65418092dross_
drowsy13487902drowsy
duress74712062duress_
grassy10619092grassy
greasy10419462greasy
messy104913832_messy
press75425952press_
prissy11347852prissy
resay85320542_resay
tress55423162tress_

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.15638289.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.51571050.1
 
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