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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 “perforate” 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.

68 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
perforate145946(None) 
perborate13510141perborate
perforated1656891perforated
perforates1558861perforates
perorate10417921per_orate
imperforate1853052imperforate
perborates1459212perborates
percolate13411162percolate
perfoliate1555442perfoliate
perforator1545442perforator
perforce1544962perfor_ce
perfusate1444832perfusate
periodate1248342periodate
perorated12412462per_orated
perorates11417022per_orates
personate112111422personate
priorate10411732p_riorate
prorate9418732p_r_orate
biforate1346903_biforate
cerebrate1348653cerebrate
corporate13410903corporate
decorate11315193de_corate
derogate10311353der_ogate
ephorate1359503_ephorate
ferrate103014043fer__rate
meliorate1179483meliorate
mercurate1347343mercurate
pastorate11411183pastorate
penetrate1149233penetrate
perchlorate1853753perchlorate
percolated1548253percolated
percolates14410423percolates
perennate1147783perennate
perforating1747023perforating
perforation1649003perforation
perforators1644853perforators
perform1439283perfor__m
performable2053133performable
performance2062833performance
performative22103873performative
performed17155303performed
performer16145133performer
performs1547483perfor_ms
perfusates1543993perfusates
periodates1347863periodates
permeate12311613per_meate
peroral9314793per_ora_l
perorator1149743per_orator
perpetrate1476653perpetrate
personae102410553persona_e
personage12226713personage
personated13258293personated
personates122510693personates
petiolate1149153petiolate
phorate12413363p__horate
preformat1646363preformat_
preformats1744413preformats
prelocate13109523prelocate
priorates11410763p_riorates
probate11414483p_r_obate
prolate9419793p_r_olate
pronate9418873p_r_onate
prorated11513713p_r_orated
prorates10418073p_r_orates
rectorate11411373rectorate
reformate1446953re_formate
serrate73017543ser__rate
sororate8411173sor_orate

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 Limit148641686.44023080.9
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691686.89025934.8
 
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