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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 “spayed” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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138 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
spayed12421361(None) 
payed115925931_payed
sayed96127141s_ayed
slayed104716221slayed
spaced114517251spaced
spaded103816751spaded
spaed85522271spa_ed
spared95427491spared
splayed13357811splayed
sprayed13398901sprayed
stayed104817271stayed
swayed133510261swayed
assayed1135592assayed
bayed115423022_bayed
brayed124615782brayed
clayed125013042clayed
drayed115911392drayed
essayed1134012essayed
fayed126422152_fayed
flayed134414052flayed
frayed135012162frayed
grayed115415642grayed
hayed125822012_hayed
layed95127382_layed
mayed115522402_mayed
okayed1434252okayed
paced106931682_paced
paged95926782_paged
paled85538722_paled
paned85437182_paned
pared86946762_pared
pated85237842_pated
paved115525262_paved
pawed115725612_pawed
payee105524722_payee
payer105125722_payer
played124815032played
prayed124815432prayed
rayed95127502_rayed
sabed86526812s_abed
saned65636272s_aned
sapped114422012sapped
sated66238532s_ated
saved95127112s_aved
sawed95628402s_awed
sayeds10469252s_ayeds
sayer84926552s_ayer
sayid95516722s_ayid
scaled94822442scaled
scaped115519552scaped
scared95227292scared
seabed95017692seabed
sealed74328362sealed
seamed94823882seamed
seared75232842seared
seated75131052seated
sepaled10510592sepaled
shaded114518872shaded
shaled105023952shaled
shamed125120212shamed
shaped125020102shaped
shared105829062shared
shaved135118382shaved
shawed134817232shawed
skated114414882skated
skyed13529922s_kyed
slaked114318272slaked
slated75028312slated
slaved104017042slaved
slayer93916332slayer
snaked115017592snaked
snared74824552snared
snawed104813732snawed
soaked114717592soaked
soaped95817972soaped
soared74324292soared
space95325672space_
spacer104917792spacer
spaces104722632spaces
spacey136212532spacey
spade84423322spade_
spader94317132spader
spades94222582spades
spae65034322spa_e_
spaes76029972spa_es
spahee11313442spahee
spake114322742spake_
spale74929212spale_
spales84728102spales
spalled103113132spalled
spammed14348522spammed
spanked143111732spanked
spanned104111222spanned
spare75135562spare_
sparer84524962sparer
spares84834552spares
sparged113512762sparged
sparid94016932sparid
sparked143513142sparked
sparred104512862sparred
spasmed12296992spasmed
spate74731582spate_
spates85028172spates
spathed134013182spathed
spatted104014142spatted
spawned13316802spawned
spay96631662spay__
spays105520512spay_s
speaned103411522speaned
speared104314422speared
sped76031492sp__ed
speed85526622sp_eed
spewed125512332spewed
spiced115218312spiced
spied85427712sp_ied
spiked134915552spiked
spiled94621992spiled
spined95423942spined
spired94921862spired
spited94820442spited
spoked134413892spoked
spored94821792spored
sprayer12369042sprayer
spryer11418532spryer
spued84918472sp_ued
spumed114711542spumed
staged84521562staged
staked114621942staked
staled74728102staled
staned74824642staned
stared75429872stared
stated75427832stated
staved103918052staved
stayer94516482stayer
strayed114513282strayed
styed95815482s_tyed
swaged114212252swaged
swayer125210972swayer

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.236757165.3
2DLD Change Limit825511385.37315364.0
3Display Results1381380.0801725.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911385.68931409.9
 
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