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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 “bitterns” 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.

38 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
bitterns1042895(None) 
bittern94810681bittern_
bitters94920361bitter_s
citterns10318121citterns
gitterns9326571gitterns
battens95313262batte_ns
batters94626012batter_s
betters94422092better_s
bisters93922612bister_s
biters83925242bi_ter_s
bitten84715122bitte_n_
bitter84622672bitter__
bittered112711832bittered
bitterer10309772bitterer
bitterest1147712bitterest
bittering122511992bittering
bitterish1446132bitterish
bitterly1335602bitterly
bitterness1245552bitterness
bitternut1144322bitternut
bitternuts1242722bitternuts
butters94521722butter_s
cisterns10369572cisterns
citherns13338872citherns
cittern9339142cittern_
fitters104517752fitter_s
gittern8337502gittern_
hitters104717592hitter_s
interns73116772_interns
jitters144314472jitter_s
kittens11347582kitte_ns
litters73422572litter_s
mittens9349882mitte_ns
patterns10439942patterns
ritters74020622ritter_s
sitters74221552sitter_s
titters74219622titter_s
zitherns20376132zitherns

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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059383.18637997.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.65548889.5
 
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