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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 “escalator” 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.

43 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
escalator114568(None) 
escalators1245301escalators
escalatory1544291escalatory
escalader1243232escalader
escalate1039322escalat_e
escalated1247302escalated
escalates1148822escalates
escalation1248872escalation
escheator1464152escheator
excavator2143652excavator
desolator1046673des_olator
ejaculator1944133ejaculator
emanator1047293e_manator
emasculator1553233emasculator
emulator1048743e_mulator
epilator1049243e_pilator
escalade1144383escala_de
escaladed1343423escaladed
escaladers1342513escaladers
escalades1244403escalades
escalating1347083escalating
escalations1347663escalations
escallop1243193escal_lop
escalop1144783escal__op
escheators1574193escheators
escolar946053escola__r
estimator1147423estimator
estivator1246293estivator
evacuator14114933evacuator
evaluator12104963e_valuator
excavators2243543excavators
inhalator1245053inhalator
isolator847533is_olator
oscillator12133713oscillator
osculatory1544943osculatory
peculator1387863peculator
percolator1445913percolator
scalado10276473_scalado_
scalados11276083_scalados
scalar83612433_scala__r
scalation11311073_scalation
sculptor1243853_sculptor
separator1146263separator

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641437.11020905.9
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691437.56023636.4
 
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