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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 “hectors” 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.

35 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
hectors12351326(None) 
hector113312651hector_
lectors93415761lectors
rectors93520521rectors
sectors93116451sectors
vectors123212591vectors
actors81016762_actors
bettors93312472bettors
debtors1038532debtors
decors94017772dec_ors
doctors1039992doctors
ejectors17328662ejectors
electors103013842electors
erectors103514262erectors
factors12912122factors
fetors91014472fe_tors
heaters104225222heaters
hectare1238462hectare
hectares1338852hectares
hectored1436872hectored
hefters134312002hefters
heritors11310902heritors
lector83514982lector_
lictors93212592lictors
mentors9314992mentors
nectars938462nectars
nestors73614972nestors
reactors103212282reactors
rector84019752rector_
rectory123512732rectory
rectos85718782recto_s
rhetors1038512rhe_tors
sector83415932sector_
vector113212062vector_
victors123311182victors

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671353.43631336.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.84246509.9
 
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