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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 “alter” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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246 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
alter5482850(None) 
after85719791after
alder65421911alder
altar55520641altar
alters64924221alters
apter76120201apter
aster55434891aster
falter94519051falter
halter94420881halter
later54843921later
palter84423261palter
salter64325081salter
abater85518122abater
abler75624312abler
acted88521742acted
actor71116082actor
acuter84412862acuter
adder75419592adder
aether94213672aether
afters94717072afters
ager55935842a_ger
agger76420892agger
aider65431142aider
aimer75926822aimer
airer54927892airer
aiver85725162aiver
alae45643752alae_
alar46340072al_ar
alate55340332alate_
alated75625152alated
alates64833972alates
alders74218422alders
ale36572342al_e_
alec66430062al_ec
alee46652322al_ee
alef76340692al_ef
alert54740662al_ert
alerter72111512alerter
ales47067102al_es
algor6513052algor
alien56425582alien
aliner65621992aliner
allee54932122allee
alley85721672alley
alme65832162alme_
almeh106214552almeh
almes75126542almes
almner85710722almner
aloe45540192aloe_
aloes54933672aloes
alt36467962alt__
altars64518152altars
altered83215752altered
alterer72714012alterer
althea938212althea
altho86312602altho
alto47831262alt_o
altos55822952altos
alts46639902alt_s
amber94523212amber
ameer75618982ameer
anger66225882anger
ante46538902ante_
anted66328242anted
antes56334322antes
anther93715062anther
antler64615552antler
antre55224522antre
aper66336232a_per
armer76924452armer
artel56122742artel
artery9911452artery
artier63419732artier
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
astern64815812astern
asters65631602asters
astir55517092astir
ate37059242a_te_
ates45047922a_tes
attar56516692attar
auger64922472auger
aulder7511452aulder
auteur6107952auteur
aver75931882a_ver
baiter84422562baiter
balder95318862balder
baler75635282bal_er
balker124519162balker
baller83825202baller
banter84825342banter
barter85525382barter
baster85333602baster
batter84928882batter
belter84720962belter
biter75030032biter
bluer74918492bluer
bolter83920752bolter
calker124917082calker
caller85125482caller
calmer105216932calmer
canter85230112canter
carter84932272carter
caster85232572caster
cater74840722cater
citer74827332citer
colter84625092colter
cuter74728232cuter
dafter104813342dafter
darter75320362darter
dater65332312dater
deter65028042deter
doter65428622doter
easter65027982easter
eater54639842eater
elater64724202elater
elder64020022elder
elver85216242elver
enter54726382enter
ester54727712ester
exalter1437562exalter
faller94621232faller
falser93912412falser
falters103916472falters
faster94625772faster
fatter94523212fatter
filter94517632filter
fleer86020772fleer
flier86023402flier
fluter95316862fluter
flyer114916252flyer
gaiter73819502gaiter
garter74420512garter
gaster75027352gaster
gater64533652gater
gluer65116772gluer
hafter124815882hafter
haler85033532hal_er
halted105019602halted
haltere103614712haltere
halters104619802halters
hater85034752hater
hatter94724872hatter
iller54821292iller
inter55028492inter
jilter133512512jilter
jolter133513092jolter
kelter103214382kelter
kilter103714342kilter
kiter95523222kiter
lacer75833752lacer
lader65633722lader
lager65132862lager
laker95432872laker
lamer75233702lamer
laser54633322laser
laster64830632laster
late47560482late_
lated65240672lated
laten54328342laten
latex124717112latex
lather95124362lather
latter65027892latter
laver85031792laver
laxer125420332laxer
layer84626472layer
leer46239352_leer
lier45942472_lier
liter54736342liter
malted94819862malted
maltier93015482maltier
master84831342master
mater74438862mater
matter84325342matter
melter83520112melter
meter75130322meter
milter84921232milter
miter75734792miter
molter84119422molter
muter74525542muter
natter64420742natter
niter55028972niter
noter55025642noter
oater55433732oater
ofter84116872ofter
older65121172older
otter54423972otter
outer55633302outer
oxter123414092oxter
paler75436942pal_er
palier85023572palier
palmer105816542palmer
palters94021682palters
paster85734372paster
pater74740732pater
patter84628262patter
pelter83321622pelter
peter74427592peter
plater84427692plater
plier75221282plier
plyer106214332plyer
psalter9247812psalter
rafter94517582rafter
ranter63826822ranter
raster64731442raster
rater54943282rater
ratter64326312ratter
realter73716312realter
salted74121202salted
saltern74010652saltern
salters73622252salters
saltier74318632saltier
saluter73512452saluter
salver94617752salver
slater64429182slater
slier54827242slier
slyer85515122slyer
taler56034872tal_er
talker103916222talker
taller63721962taller
tarter64023562tarter
taster64930572taster
tater54138612tater
tatter64024572tatter
tauter64318022tauter
tilter63417692tilter
titer55430612titer
toter55932132toter
ulcer7310752ulcer
ulster63712102ulster
utter54218762utter
valuer93911442valuer
vaster94521022vaster
vaulter10257712vaulter
voter85121052voter
wafter124114612wafter
waiter94321252waiter
waler84229292wal_er
walker133914002walker
waltzer1934382waltzer
wanter94423052wanter
waster95228942waster
water84733322water
watter93221982watter
welter93417382welter
yatter94116212yatter

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538002461.45337026.8
3Display Results2462460.0803075.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912461.82997698.7
 
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