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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 “cetane” 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.

36 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
cetane831528(None) 
cetanes9315131cetanes
acetate92514752acetate
acetone9310792acetone
betaine9413782betaine
betake124512702betake
butane8313652butane
cane66653122c__ane
cease75227652ce_ase
centare93113702centare
cerate84829462cerate
cete64934782cet__e
cotan71521782cotan_
cotans81317922cotans
crane75331602c_rane
decane93818872decane
etape74413702_etape
ethane94613242_ethane
heptane1238362heptane
hexane16379532hexane
ketene106613002ketene
ketone105014532ketone
metage93114452metage
metate82720532metate
methane123211792methane
octane81411632octane
pentane9415742pentane
recane83022872recane
retake104718532retake
retape83917682retape
retene69224272retene
retine66237332retine
retune69121952retune
setae56026222seta_e
stane55933002_stane
tetany959842tetany

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551362.48633206.4
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.83962941.5
 
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