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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 “defecator” 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.

77 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
defecator154638(None) 
defecators1656251defecators
defector14277951defec_tor
deaerator10128112deaerator
dedicator1348252dedicator
defalcator1643172defalcator
defeater122611662defe_ater
defecate1438792defecat_e
defecated1637492defecated
defecates1538592defecates
defecation1679802defecation
defectors15237882defec_tors
deflator12328342def_lator
deflector1555062deflec_tor
delegator1146242delegator
desecrator1346002desecrator
detector11278322detec_tor
deaerators11107713deaerators
decimator1447733decimator
decorator1248573decorator
dedicators1447743dedicators
dedicatory1745673dedicatory
defalcators1742863defalcators
defamatory1943483defamatory
defeat103817163defe_at__
defeated132812163defe_ated
defeaters13289103defe_aters
defeats113511233defe_at_s
defeature1344333defe_ature
defecating17237783defecating
defecations1779003defecations
defect124816173defec_t__
defected15289973defec_ted
defection151610643defection
defects134511523defec_t_s
deflater123211603def_later
deflators13348153def_lators
deflectors1654773deflec_tors
defoliator1444183defoliator
delator83015023d__elator
delegators1245633delegators
demeanor1143833deme_anor
depictor1355513depic_tor
depilator1247653depilator
deprecatory1954363deprecatory
depreciator1654263depreciator
depredator1443973depredator
depurator1247023depurator
desecrater1346983desecrater
desecrators1445233desecrators
desiccator1543993desiccator
desolator1046673desolator
detecter11298733detec_ter
detectors12278303detec_tors
detonator1045983detonator
detractor12147213detractor
deviator1248313de_viator
director1147783direc_tor
educator1147153_educator
effector1644873effec_tor
ejector16378603_ejec_tor
elector93313253_elec_tor
elevator1146713_elevator
erector93513813_erec_tor
evocator1346573_evocator
execrator1846563_execrator
executor1744833_executor
federator1346263federator
generator1067593generator
infector13478853infec_tor
refectory1746023refec_tory
reflector1445733reflec_tor
refractor14156323refractor
rejector17237723rejec_tor
revelator1286533revelator
selector1048613selec_tor
venerator1247263venerator

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641776.73322076.5
3Display Results77770.0302566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691777.20324807.9
 
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