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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 “preemptor” 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.

26 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
preemptor154415(None) 
preemptors1644231preemptors
peremptory1953112peremptory
preceptor1547322preceptor
preempt1337722preempt__
preempted1644682preempted
preemption16105252preemption
preempts1444542preempt_s
cremator1269183cr_emator
permeator1347403permeator
praetor938973prae__tor
precentor1348733precentor
preceptors1657053preceptors
preceptory1945483preceptory
predator11310053pr_edator
predictor1447093predictor
preempting1745393preempting
preemptions17134853preemptions
preemptive1944143preemptive
prelector1348093prelector
pretor8315753pr_e__tor
prompter1437983pr_ompter
receiptor1343493_receiptor
receptor1256693_receptor
redemptory1852223_redemptory
reemploy1543343_reemploy

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641266.84321721.6
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.29624491.6
 
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