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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 “apertures” 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.

65 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
apertures114647(None) 
aperture1046381aperture_
apertured1244061apertured
apertural1144092apertural
overtures121611452overtures
perdures11289682_perdures
perjures17268082_perjures
perturbs1244362_perturbs
abortuses1144993abortuses
adventures1444763adventures
apercus1136573apercu__s
aperies9423203aper__ies
aptitudes12156183aptitudes
arcatures1186833arcatures
armatures1166973armatures
armures9510273a__rmures
averters11249513averter_s
calentures1244603calentures
captures1239443cap__tures
covertures1545463covertures
creatures1138413creatures
dentures9312453_dentures
departures1343533departures
features11310333_features
gestures9310013_gestures
lectures101310153_lectures
nervures1135123_nervures
nurtures837443_nurtures
opercules1345573opercules
overcures14139993overcures
overtires121412373overtires
overture111511683overture_
overtured13169213overtured
overturns12136623overturns
parures9512693_par_ures
pastures10311963_pastures
perdues103511333_perdu_es
perdure10379623_perdure_
perdured12287403_perdured
perfumes1555893_perfumes
perfuses1358663_perfuses
perjure16327963_perjure_
perjured18286273_perjured
perjurer17285903_perjurer
perjurers18224463_perjurers
perjuries1846493_perjuries
permutes1238713_permutes
perturb1146003_pertur_b
perturbed1443353_perturbed
perturber1343153_perturber
perturbers1442633_perturbers
pertusses1145383_pertusses
perukes133210113_per_ukes
peruses94018163_per_uses
pictures1249343_pictures
postures10313783_postures
precures12312903_precures
purpures1276143_purpures
raptures1037573rap__tures
spectres12268683spect_res
textures1597523_textures
tortures838913_tortures
ventures11311493_ventures
verdures12247753_verdures
vestures11311043_vestures

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641656.43623095.2
3Display Results65650.0331969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691656.88925938.6
 
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