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

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98 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
ratans6381937(None) 
ratals64219581ratals
ratan53722661ratan_
ratany93411871ratany
rattans73411951rattans
alans55636172_alans
ataps76414832_ataps
atmans84413962_atmans
azans146516882_azans
batons85519422batons
caftans12179442caftans
captans111612052captans
cotans81317922cotans
cratons94316032cratons
damans94715982damans
gratins84119182gratins
hazans183411652hazans
japans1539822japans
jawans1657842jawans
kaftans14185352kaftans
katas95922092kata_s
lagans75717782lagans
latens64620212latens
lauans65113532lauans
matins84527782matins
naans55815252na_ans
natant6318732natant
octans81411142octans
paeans85118262paeans
pagans95717922pagans
partans94418282partans
patens84820862patens
patins87528782patins
pavans115715592pavans
platans93413122platans
rabats83116222rabats
racons84319342racons
radars71314672radars
radians83013822radians
radons74118532radons
ragas65326062raga_s
raglans82410132raglans
ragtags935372ragtags
raias54631122raia_s
rains55140232ra_ins
raitas64417672raita_s
rajahs16497662rajahs
rajas127317722raja_s
randans8313212randans
ratal55025112rata_l
ratanies8312922ratanies
ratbags1035762ratbags
ratels64518212ratels
raters63936582raters
rates55352012rat_es
ratine65131822ratine
ratines75328582ratines
rating74938702rating
ratings84217412ratings
rations74123432rations
ratios64922672ratios
ratlins73615582ratlins
ratoons73815472ratoons
ratos55528762rat_os
rats46260372rat__s
rattan63613602rattan_
rattens74213402rattens
rattons73815322rattons
ravens93916882ravens
ravins94622562ravins
rawins95617622rawins
rayahs12579192rayahs
rayas85922052raya_s
rayons94113342rayons
reatas64021012reata_s
redans75421022redans
remans84823002remans
retags73414302retags
retains74522252retains
rhatany1353692rhatany
riatas63915092riata_s
roans54926442r_oans
romans84620242romans
rotas54827722rota_s
rowans95715342rowans
rutins63818392rutins
sarans64224432sarans
satang75711562satang
satangs8479712satangs
satays94411682satays
satins64930482satins
tans46154822__tans
tartans72615822tartans
tatars64619792tatars
titans63414912titans
trapans92812462trapans
wataps11248682wataps
witans93412932witans

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551982.72030349.6
3Display Results98980.0303266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691982.86062479.4
 
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