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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 “esterifies” 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.

41 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
esterifies134715(None) 
esterified1445401esterified
etherifies1645282etherifies
aerifies111313393__aerifies
alterities10411043alterities
asperities1249763asperities
austerities1145713austerities
desertifies1544703des_ertifies
dexterities1945813dexterities
easterlies1046713easter_lies
eateries8324313eater__ies
enteritides1245843enteritides
enteritis9411303enteriti_s
enteritises1147723enteritises
eserines8413743es_eri_nes
esterases949633ester_ases
esterify1445623esterif__y
esterifying1873693esterifying
eternities1048063e_ternities
etherified1744083etherified
gentrifies1446893gent_rifies
metrifies1439803met_rifies
nitrifies12107923nit_rifies
petrifies14310363pet_rifies
posterities1369033posterities
respecifies1853723respecifies
reverifies1645973reverifies
scarifies1439603_scarifies
scorifies1448023_scorifies
severities1348513severities
specifies1647573_specifies
stellifies1344313_stellifies
sterilise948993_sterilise
sterilises1048253_sterilises
sterilizes1947643_sterilizes
strifes104716583_st_rif_es
terrifies12139723__terrifies
testifies12139263test__ifies
verifies141313483__verifies
vitrifies1547223vit_rifies
westerlies1345613wester_lies

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603417.95317679.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691418.37521336.2
 
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