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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 “rectory” 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
rectory12351273(None) 
rector84019751rector_
rectors93520521rectors
directory1545882directory
erector93513812erector_
erectors103514262erectors
factory15108352factory
hector113312652hector_
hectors123513262hectors
lector83514992lector_
lectors93415772lectors
nectary1246222nectary
precatory1649112precatory
reactor93011662reactor_
reactors103212292reactors
recarry1245062recarry
recopy1339042rec_opy
record96117432rec_ord
recork126315492rec_ork
rectify1536452rectify
recto74520802recto__
rectos85718782recto_s
refectory1746022refectory
restore75822982restore
retore67630772re_tore
retorn610923432re_torn
retort66831152re_tort
retry84718082re_t_ry
sectary1238272sectary
sector83415932sector_
sectors93116452sectors
vector113212062vector_
vectors123212592vectors
victory15326982victory

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671343.40331640.0
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.79547085.9
 
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