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

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98 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
apterous1041046(None) 
acerous9513332a_cerous
anserous8410542anserous
apercus1136572ap_ercus
apterium1249132apterium
dipterous1256282dipterous
petrous92714422_petrous
rapturous1144052rapturous
acetous9410363a_cetous
acoelous1047023acoelous
adulterous1153443adulterous
aeneous739893aene_ous
afters94717073after__s
ailerons849853ailerons
alterers82512493alterers
alters64924223alter__s
amorous9311133a_morous
anteroom101010103anteroom
anterooms11119603anterooms
anurous7311553a_nurous
apercu1057383ap_ercu_
aperies9423203ap_eries
apers76629133ap_er__s
apetalous1144583apetalous
aphthous1694873aphthous
apivorous1443663apivorous
apodous1037403ap_odous
aprons8316993ap__rons
apter76120203apter___
apteral9311523apter_al
apteria9312913apter_ia
apteryx1942383apter_yx
apteryxes2142553apteryxes
aqueous1636053aque_ous
arborous1047723arborous
arenous7314183a_renous
arsenous847533arsenous
arteries8321483arteries
asterias8317013asterias
asteroid9511193asteroid
asteroids1048743asteroids
asters65631603aster__s
astomous1047213astomous
aurous64119263a__urous
autecious1145613autecious
butyrous1345443butyrous
cancerous1367533cancerous
cankerous1566053cankerous
captious122810573capt_ious
cerous85821203__cerous
citreous1056853citreous
citrous93112993cit_rous
dangerous1146103dangerous
dexterous1745553dexterous
dimerous1139323dimerous
duteous838453dute_ous
enterons8314153enterons
estrous7712533est_rous
feverous1446513feverous
generous939773generous
heteros10312683hetero_s
icterus936073icter_us
lacteous1046773lacte_ous
luteous739273lute_ous
nitrous73512483nit_rous
numerous1047843numerous
ocherous1347013ocherous
onerous7312973_onerous
operons91411743op_erons
parous84024163_p_arous
paters84935833pater__s
patrols93513513pat_rols
patrons93818103pat_rons
patulous10116363patulous
perdus93711273_p_erdus
petrols92913083_petrols
piteous9310683pite_ous
porous84419483_p_orous
pterins9812993_pterins
santeros8311193santero_s
saphenous1444873saphenous
saporous1039053sap_orous
sclerous1047923sclerous
serous65023563__serous
spermous1247933sp_ermous
sterols7313443_sterols
suberous10311793suberous
tartarous946423tartarous
torous64319033__torous
tuberous1047493tuberous
ulcerous1046163ulcerous
upthrows1643303upthrows
uterus639203_uter_us
vaporous1346483vap_orous
viperous1347613viperous
vitreous1145843vitreous
waterbus1345863waterbus
ytterbous1442883ytterbous

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 Limit146162986.54622328.4
3Display Results98980.0462130.4
 (SQL Overall)178691987.01525472.7
 
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