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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 “amateurs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

89 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
amateurs104364(None) 
amateur933881amateur_
abaters95115202abate_rs
amateurish1552052amateurish
amateurism1452472amateurism
auteurs7137502a_uteurs
maters85032392_mate_rs
abasers95311973abase_rs
abater85518123abate_r_
abates85825033abate__s
abators94413083abat_ors
adapters1136103adapte_rs
afters94717073a_fte_rs
agates76121343agate__s
alates64833963alate__s
alters64924223a_lte_rs
amadous1038503amadou_s
amassers10337843amassers
amateurisms1552223amateurisms
amatols938183amat_ols
amatory1238623amat_ory
amazes175613473amaze__s
ambeers11428923am_beers
ambers104519583am_be_rs
amblers115213563amble_rs
ameers84015573am__eers
ammeters1237693ammeters
amours83512663am__ours
amusers94610193amuse_rs
animaters11129973animate_rs
armature10106963armat_ure
armatures1166973armat_ures
asters65631603a_ste_rs
auteur6107943a_uteur_
avatars1036443avat_ars
awaiters1146643awaite_rs
beaters94925043beate_rs
boaters93419243boate_rs
caters85336503_cate_rs
coaters93525793coate_rs
craters95021893crate_rs
damagers1237063damage_rs
daters74827373_date_rs
eaters65535953_eate_rs
elaters74420193elate_rs
emoters94712873emote_rs
flaneurs1133953flaneurs
fraters103517213frate_rs
gaters74728643_gate_rs
graters85419743grate_rs
hamates122917683hamate__s
hamsters13710423hamste_rs
haters94930403_hate_rs
hauteurs1133733hauteurs
heaters104225223heate_rs
imagers10107763image_rs
kraters114212343krate_rs
lamsters1099753lamste_rs
macers105321273_mace_rs
makers123921733_make_rs
makeups1533603_makeups
masers84623453_mase_rs
masseurs1034923masseurs
masters94628923maste_rs
mater74438863_mate_r_
mates75251363_mate__s
mateys115610943_mate_ys
matters94421753_matters
mature8313463_mat_ure
matures9314303_mat_ures
mazers173917093_maze_rs
meteors94610013_meteors
meters85625833_mete_rs
miters84328783_mite_rs
oaters65029793_oate_rs
paters84935833_pate_rs
platers93924093plate_rs
praters94921653prate_rs
raters63936583_rate_rs
saboteurs1141863saboteurs
seaters74028943seate_rs
secateurs1142723secateurs
skaters113512963skate_rs
slaters73123733slate_rs
smatters104011713smatters
smiters93414363smite_rs
staters73922343state_rs
taters64932203_tate_rs
waters95030633_wate_rs

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162896.87621256.8
3Display Results89890.0302966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691897.32924381.4
 
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