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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 “outface” 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
outface12301197(None) 
outfaced14219461outfaced
outfaces132311391outfaces
outpace112613021outpace
outrace92418551outrace
catface1436762catface
outact8317202out_act
outage72017532out_age
outate62923402out_ate
outback15310652outback
outbake13310772outbake
outdance11238732outdance
outdare83113402outdare
outdate83016422outdate
outfable1378812outfable
outfall1039682outfall
outfast101412122outfast
outfawn1335982outfawn
outfence1356972outfence
outfire1049712outfire
outgave11259562outgave
outgaze17239222outgaze
outpaced13269792outpaced
outpaces122411942outpaces
outplace1257912outplace
outraced112414212outraced
outraces102217862outraces
outrage82616892outrage
outrance102212782outrance
outrate72323182outrate
outrave102614412outrave
outtake11310792outtake
postface1566122postface
surface1238652surface

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 Filter1786911076711.046170832.7
2DLD Change Limit107671345.89018280.3
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691346.93625762.8
 
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