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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 “dimeter” 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.

32 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
dimeter1041189(None) 
diameter1148051diameter
dieter73516771di_eter
dimeters11411091dimeters
ammeter1148392ammeter
bimester1236162bimester
biometer1239602biometer
decimeter14147412decimeter
deter65028042d__eter
diameters1247592diameters
diaster82813312diaster
diester83013682diester
dieted83115492di_eted
dieters83216432di_eters
diether1147442di_ether
digester10258432digester
dilater83515652dilater
diluter8319662diluter
dimer85625602dim__er
dimmer114112612dim_mer
diopter1038472diopter
directer1137582directer
diverter12238622diverter
dosimeter1245362dosimeter
limiter92710852limiter
meter75130322__meter
odometer1147412odometer
oximeter1755152oximeter
rimester1037812rimester
riveter10208752riveter
trimeter10310082trimeter
udometer1146332udometer

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671323.28332796.5
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.64349050.5
 
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