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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 “bittern” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

54 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
bittern9481068(None) 
bitten84715121bitte_n
bitter84622671bitter_
bitterns10428951bitterns
bitters94920361bitters
cittern9339141cittern
gittern8337501gittern
batten85217122batte_n
batter84928872batter_
batters94626012batters
battery124911812battery
better84723702better_
betters94422092betters
bister84922762bister_
bisters93922612bisters
biter75030032bi_ter_
biters83925242bi_ters
bitted94418482bitte_d
bittered112711832bittered
bitterer10309772bitterer
bittering122511992bittering
bitterly1335602bitterly
bitternut1144322bitternut
bittier94211662bittier_
butter84724232butter_
butters94521722butters
buttery124311192buttery
cistern93310702cistern
cithern12489912cithern
citterns10318122citterns
fitter94120032fitter_
fitters104517752fitters
gitterns9326572gitterns
hitter94419862hitter_
hitters104717592hitters
intern64016542_intern
jitter133314992jitter_
jitters144314472jitters
jittery17346442jittery
kitten104611482kitte_n
litten64014872litte_n
litter64324852litter_
litters73422572litters
littery103710492littery
mitten83914092mitte_n
pattern93712052pattern
ritter63822422ritter_
ritters74020622ritters
sitten64113822sitte_n
sitter63323382sitter_
sitters74221552sitters
titter63421162titter_
titters74219622titters
zithern19447022zithern

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671543.03035535.0
3Display Results54540.0331636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691543.45351749.5
 
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