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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 “formatter” 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.

48 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
formatter144546(None) 
formatted1544881formatted
formatters1544571formatters
forgather1643662forgather
forgetter1345372forgetter
formate123115092forma_te_
formates132814292forma_tes
fatter94523213f___atter
fermate122813003ferma_te_
fermenter1497543fermenter
flatter103815963f__latter
fomenter1339263fo_menter
forager114412563for_a_ger
forayer13368953for_a_yer
forecaster1586003forecaster
forefather1943573forefather
foregather1743663foregather
foremother1843483foremother
forester11313673for_ester
forfeiter1544173forfeiter
forgathers1743553forgathers
forgetters1444163forgetters
forgotten1342103forgotten
formable1539503formable_
formalizer24257873formalizer
formant123416003formant__
formants13269953formant_s
format113021353forma_t__
formation1439423formation
formative1747963formative
formatives1846213formatives
formats123113573forma_t_s
formatting1644163formatting
former114221403form___er
forrader1236153forra_der
forrarder1343623forrarder
forsaker1545103forsa_ker
forwarder1644133forwarder
frater94520593f_r_a_ter
fretter103412753f_r_etter
fritter103912773f_r_itter
matter84325343___matter
omitter9298503_o_mitter
permitter1345963permitter
ratter64326313__r_atter
reformatted1752623reformatted
smatter93613333__smatter
tormenter1146703tormenter

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641488.71617053.8
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691489.17219482.2
 
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