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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 “prefers” 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.

62 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
prefers12371333(None) 
prefer113813201prefer_
preyers124412361preyers
refers93921081_refers
brewers123811052brewers
briefers1335142briefers
defers105116942_defers
freers94717302fre_ers
peelers93615592peelers
peepers113713672peepers
peers75130272p_e_ers
peters86624592p_eters
piecers114112252piecers
pilfers1238962pilfers
praters94921652praters
prayers124212852prayers
preavers13910262preavers
precess11310862precess
preeners102712812preeners
preens85020112pre_ens
prees75937172pre_e_s
prefabs1435162prefabs
prefacers1636292prefacers
prefect141011072prefect
prefects1598132prefects
prefire124012812prefire
prefires134313282prefires
preform1439602preform
preforms1537392preforms
preggers12236832preggers
premeds12389582premeds
premiers122911652premiers
presets94216422presets
pressers103215022pressers
presters103419002presters
preterm11310152preterm
preterms1237222preterms
pretors9316802pretors
preverb14317062preverb
preverbs15295302preverbs
prexes154915942prexe_s
preyer114413732preyer_
prezes173614692preze_s
pricers113915062pricers
priers84521192pr_iers
primers114215672primers
prizers183911842prizers
probers113514582probers
profess1237712profess
proffers16126592proffers
proofers13118362proofers
propers113619032propers
prosers94219642prosers
provers123817792provers
pruners93710722pruners
pryers115012242pr_yers
puffers15349202puffers
reefers103312592reefers
refels94618052_refels
refer84822142_refer_
revers94529632_revers
ureters7311822ureters

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671623.39331733.3
3Display Results62620.0134769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691623.54650392.3
 
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