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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 “aperitif” 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.

28 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
aperitif134734(None) 
aperitifs1444411aperitifs
periti8319952_periti_
adenitis947433adenitis
aperient10715153aperient
aperies9423203aperi_es
aperiodic1444063aperiodic
apheretic1687413apheretic
aplitic11311743ap_litic
aprotic112715243ap_rotic
apyretic1546843apyretic
arteritis949753arteritis
asperities1249763asperities
asperity1347223asperit_y
emeriti949433emeriti_
lateritic1147883lateritic
neritic91314333_neritic
operatic1249933operatic
pelitic111814653_pelitic
peridia10312363_peridia
periotic12313443_periotic
peritus9311803_peritus
periwig1345163_periwig
perlitic12310583_perlitic
pyritic143311313_pyritic
sportif1238803spor_tif
yperite1249893yperit_e
yperites13310153yperites

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162287.03320782.3
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.48523873.2
 
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