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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 “constructors” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

28 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
constructors167647(None) 
constrictors1676011constrictors
constructor1576521constructor_
constrictor1596122constrictor_
constructions1747712constructions
constructs1457052construct__s
contractors1549162con_tractors
deconstructors1963622deconstructors
instructors1355382_instructors
obstructors1564002_obstructors
reconstructors1863932reconstructors
conductors1546973con__ductors
conservators1755973conservators
constrictions1747783constrictions
constricts1477733constrict__s
construct1358713construct___
constructed1646253construct_ed
constructing1746753constructing
construction1648083construction
constructive1957443constructive
construers1245873constru__ers
consultors1286403cons__ultors
contactors1448843con_t_actors
contractor1449073con_tractor_
deconstructor1863643deconstructor_
instructor1255163_instructor_
obstructor1453753_obstructor_
reconstructor1764093reconstructor_

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 Filter178691950240.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit95024283.48327282.2
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.84546473.6
 
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