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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 “lector” 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.

47 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
lector8351498(None) 
elector93313251elector
hector113312651hector
lectors93415761lectors
lictor83610851lictor
rector84019751rector
sector83415931sector
vector113212061vector
actor71116072_actor
bettor83612222bettor
debtor938332debtor
decor84717572dec_or
doctor938992doctor
ejector16378602ejector
electors103013842electors
electro92810032electro
erector93513812erector
factor11911452factor
fetor81214532fe_tor
hectors123513262hectors
lecher113415852lecher
lectern937032lectern
lectin82515012lectin
lection92614862lection
lecture9149512lecture
lefter93613432lefter
legator83011132legator
lento57223392lento_
lentos65317402lentos
lepton82510802lepton
lessor64010602lessor
letter63722582letter
levator10298962levator
lictors93212592lictors
locator93110422locator
mentor8414362mentor
nectar838852nectar
nestor63713422nestor
reactor93011652reactor
recto74520802recto_
rectors93520522rectors
rectory123512732rectory
rectos85718782rectos
sectors93116452sectors
selector1048612selector
vectors123212592vectors
victor113210672victor

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551472.58031996.5
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691472.96660246.5
 
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