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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 “lefties” 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.

34 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
lefties1031207(None) 
defies104624052def_ies
deities82621922deities
fifties132111082fifties
heftier1337202heftier
heftiest1439182heftiest
jetties143613122jetties
laities7320342laities
lealties8310792lealties
lectins92515002lectins
lefter93613432left_er
leftest10269462left_est
leftish13197252leftish
leftism12226092leftism
leftisms13235242leftisms
leftist10279352leftist
leftists11235512leftists
lefts86517812left__s
lenites7818442lenites
lenities8315942lenities
lentils73912972lentils
leptins92412692leptins
lethes94818082le_thes
levies93919862le_vies
levities11310712levities
lezzies1536202lezzies
loftier1037762loftier
loftiest1139082loftiest
nifties102612502nifties
plenties10314692plenties
reflies104418532reflies
refries104419732refries
reties65436192re_ties
softies103414612softies

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671346.09617662.6
3Display Results34340.0301133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691346.87625987.6
 
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