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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forneed” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
need5493415(None) 
deed65340901deed
feed84538901feed
geed65435501geed
heed86437601heed
jeed125428501jeed
kneed104612051kneed
meed74934701meed
nee36657781nee_
needs65719631needs
needy94614691needy
neem67328081neem
neep65728311neep
nerd56624941nerd
peed76239181peed
reed55549621reed
seed55549481seed
teed55439261teed
weed85637511weed

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0762351197.4
2DLD Change Limit13983190.29647239.9
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691190.388460543.8