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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 “nurturers” 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.

51 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
nurturers94335(None) 
nurturer844471nurturer_
nurtures837441nurture_s
murmurers1342672murmurers
nurture736642nurture__
nurtured935252nurture_d
torturers944342torturers
augurers9114813au_gurers
barterers11269633barterers
burrers93814493bur__rers
capturers1344633capturers
cultures10310153culture_s
furfures1445663furfure_s
furtherers1643323furtherers
furthers1436493furt_hers
futures10310263fu_ture_s
gesturers1044283gesturers
hurters103413643hurt__ers
lecturers11124233lecturers
maturers1037383_maturers
multures1039333multure_s
murderers1244593murderers
murmurer1242873murmurer_
murthers1336543murt_hers
mutterers11247373mutterers
natures7311963n_ature_s
nervures1135123nervure_s
northers1139333nort_hers
numberers13165153numberers
nursers74311833nur__sers
nurtural845493nurtur_al
nurturant964853nurturant
nurturing1045013nurturing
nutters74215433nu_t_ters
pasturers1136393pasturers
perjurers18224463perjurers
perturbers1442633perturbers
posturers1137053posturers
purpures1276143purpure_s
pursuers10376523pursu_ers
putterers11238363putterers
quarterers19124823quarterers
ruptures1056683rupture_s
sutures7314223su_ture_s
torturer835493torturer_
tortures838913torture_s
turtlers8258203turt_lers
usurers766363_u_surers
utterers8218653_utterers
venturers1245523venturers
vultures1137213vulture_s

Search took 7 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 Limit148641516.50022867.8
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.93625762.8
 
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