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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 “paternal” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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101 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
paternal103833(None) 
maternal1047801maternal
apteral9311522apter_al
asternal858322asternal
eternal72910892_eternal
external1577222external
fraternal1243872fraternal
internal8414082internal
lateral7313572later_al
material10314102material
paternally1545862paternally
patronal1048652patronal
sternal73411912_sternal
adrenal838263_adrenal
aerial64625713_a_erial
antennal856353antennal
apteria9312913apteria_
arterial8313633arterial
atonal6514023_at_onal
atrial65418943_at_rial
bacterial1348363bacterial
cameral11311283camer_al
carnal83919203ca__rnal
catena8312483cate_na_
catenae9311373cate_nae
catenas9313113cate_nas
cateran9313773cater_an
caterans10313223caterans
caterwaul1442943caterwaul
cisternal11325743cisternal
coeternal1144303coeternal
enteral73516443enter_al
eternals8238953_eternals
externals1666623externals
hibernal1344403hibernal
infernal1186823infernal
internals9712723internals
interval11710453interval
laterad8310843later_ad
laterals8312753later_als
literal7613273liter_al
materials11510793materials
materiel10311253materiel
maternally1545763maternally
matinal9312603mat_inal
matronal1048113matronal
national8311533national
natural739513natur_al
paginal10269493pa_ginal
paleal84716673pale__al
papyral1445773papyr_al
parental10310943parental
parerga1035173parerga_
parral85517533pa__rral
pastern94415063pastern__
pasterns104112623pastern_s
pastoral10310483pastor_al
pastural1038413pastur_al
patagial1157173patagial
patella938953patella_
patellae1047623patellae
patellar1046863patellar
patellas1039103patellas
paten74827343pate_n__
patency1466313pate_ncy
patens84820863pate_n_s
patent84524923pate_n_t
patently1347113pate_ntly
patents94815203pate_nts
pater74740723pater___
paternalism1556773paternalism
paternalist1358593paternalist
paternity1444833paternity
paters84935833pater__s
patina86022193pat_ina_
patinae95414403pat_inae
patinas96318523pat_inas
patrol83213023pat_r_ol
pattern93712053pattern__
patterned1265743patterned
patterns10439943pattern_s
penal75228373p__e_nal
piperonal1344733piperonal
pleonal937243p_leonal
preanal9310713p_reanal
prerenal1049083p_rerenal
pretrial10511983pretrial
pteryla1243303p_teryla
puberal1147773puber_al
pubertal1254323pubertal
rational8412543rational
sterna63712763_sterna_
supernal1039873supernal
tarnal63716503__tarnal
taverna10285383taverna_
tavernas11365043tavernas
tergal72912833__tergal
vernal93514213__vernal
waterfall1544583waterfall
waterman1397283waterman
waterway1745563waterway

Search took 8 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 Limit1461621016.65621959.4
3Display Results1011010.0303366.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911017.10925135.9
 
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