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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 “characters” 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.

42 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
characters174550(None) 
character1645881character_
charactery2043421charactery
charactered1952872charactered
characteries1974962characteries
charters134115582char__ters
attracters1245113attracters
cadasters1236833c_adasters
caracolers1445133c_aracolers
carates95630613c_ara_te_s
carjackers2553413c_arjackers
carters95327253c_ar__ters
chancers154313493cha_nc_ers
chanters134016743ch__anters
chapiters1635203cha_piters
chapters154012133ch__apters
characids1745263charac_ids
characins1647593charac_ins
characterful2261473characterful
charactering2053713charactering
characterize2863253characterize
characterizes2962853characterizes
characterless2061423characterless
charades141310853chara_de_s
charases131312763chara_se_s
chargers144011323char__gers
charioteers1652433charioteers
charmers154211333char__mers
charter123918303char__ter_
charterers15146053charterers
chatters134213953ch__atters
chaunters1455823cha_unters
cheaters133613513ch_ea_ters
chiropters1744753chiropters
choristers1586103choristers
compacters18247023compacters
crackers164111723c__rackers
crafters13419953c__rafters
craters95021893c__ra_ters
harassers1246203_harassers
noncharacters2061773noncharacters
varactors1446393_varactors

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603425.69024710.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691426.10929250.5
 
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