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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 “obturate” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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82 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
obturate107777(None) 
obdurate1175121obdurate
obturated1245951obturated
obturates1157001obturates
maturate10312612maturate
objurgate1942182objurgate
obturator1144702obturator
outrate72323182out_rate
saturate8312812saturate
accurate12410663accurate
actuate9311443actu_ate
aurate64426473__aurate
berate84729023_b_erate
borate85026153_b_orate
bursate94111203_b_ursate
butyrate1346203butyrate
citrate92216803cit_rate
curate85226243__curate
depurate1139983depurate
doctorate1246783doctorate
extubate1745103extubate
figurate1237193figurate
fortunate1245453fortunate
indurate9311873indurate
intubate1047533intubate
iterate71119113_iterate
literate81216893literate
lobulate1078833lob_ulate
maturated1249163maturated
maturates11311763maturates
micturate1366643micturate
nitrate72017013nit_rate
obcordate1442853obcordate
obduracy1651993obduracy
obdurately1652053obdurately
obfuscate16102323obfuscate
objurgated2151923objurgated
objurgates2052233objurgates
oblate82214743ob__late
obligate11198303obligate
obliterate1245073obliterate
obovate1235463ob_ovate
obsecrate1344633obsecrate
obstinate1146333obstinate
obtrude1044243obt_rude
obturating1346573obturating
obturation1297143obturation
obturators1244303obturators
obtuse8147483obtu__se
obtusity1343683obtusity
obviate1235783ob_viate
operate9615733o_perate
orate55133303o___rate
osculate101010613osculate
ostomate1049573ostomate
outate62923403o__utate
outbrave1357133outbrave
outdate83016423out_date
outrace92418553out_race
outrage82616893out_rage
outrated92219313out_rated
outrates82421373out_rates
outrave102614413out_rave
outskate12168013outskate
outstate81411993outstate
outtrade938343outtrade
outwrite1139453outwrite
outwrote1137723outwrote
overate10620963o_verate
overrate11615693overrate
ovulate1039453o_vulate
postulate1169813postulate
rostrate8313843rost_rate
saturated1038993saturated
saturater947903saturater
saturates9811603saturates
situate7410783situ_ate
titrate72215573tit_rate
triturate947483triturate
tubate82813173__tubate
urate55432163___urate
ustulate868323ustulate

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162826.26623326.2
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691826.71926594.9
 
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