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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 “dexter” 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.

87 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
dexter14381089(None) 
defter104215921defter
deter65028041de_ter
adepter1036112adepter
beater84729392beater
belter84720962belter
better84723702better
center84421412center
dafter104813342dafter
darter75320362darter
dater65332312d_ater
deader84220472deader
deafer104114812deafer
dealer74122142dealer
dearer74822802dearer
debater104114692debater
debtor938332debtor
decker135215992decker
deeper93613502deeper
deer56739022de__er
defer94619752de_fer
deffer134411302deffer
defier105118652defier
deicer94114412deicer
delver104913492delver
denier74420692denier
denser74115192denser
dented84120512dented
deters74724682de_ters
dewater112912422dewater
dewier104013462dewier
dexes135224512dex_es
dexie134716892dexie_
dexies145018342dexies
dextro1436122dextro
diester83013682diester
dieter73516772dieter
doter65428622d_oter
dotter74419342dotter
duster74919722duster
eater54639842_eater
enter54726382_enter
ester54727712_ester
extern1348472_extern
feater95224052feater
fester94723512fester
fetter94120382fetter
getter74117612getter
heater94828302heater
hefter124313922hefter
hexer155116682hex_er
jester134319152jester
kelter103214382kelter
lefter93613432lefter
letter63722582letter
meeter83616502meeter
melter83520112melter
meter75130322me_ter
neater64424312neater
nester64124182nester
netter63722022netter
neuter63713792neuter
oxter123414092_oxter
pelter83321622pelter
perter84422282perter
pester84827592pester
peter74427592pe_ter
petter83924772petter
pewter114013672pewter
renter64527412renter
rester63832432rester
seater64534162seater
setter64023722setter
sexier13310682sexier
sextet13916872sextet
teeter65420312teeter
tenter64623932tenter
tester64227152tester
tetter64322452tetter
venter94218722venter
vetter93417642vetter
vexer155513522vex_er
welter93417382welter
wester94222892wester
wetter93919442wetter
yester93417982yester
zester153617792zester

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551872.57632046.2
3Display Results87870.0332636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691872.95260532.2
 
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