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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 “sceptral” 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.

48 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
sceptral124451(None) 
central93114472_central
sceptical1545342sceptical
sceptre1135052sceptr_e
sceptred1343652sceptred
sceptres1244992sceptres
septal84513382s_ept_al
spectral12246192spectral
acetal84314903ace_t_al
ancestral1145183ancestral
caporal11410943_caporal
cental84420963_cent_al
centra84113883_centra_
centrals102712033_centrals
citral81113893_c_itral
dextral1577003_dextral
dioptral1144683dioptral
estral64716513__estral
neutral737923_neutral
peytral1287503_peytral
retral64419743_re_tral
scenical1247133scenical
scepter1138363scept_er
sceptered1444723sceptered
scepters1237793scepters
sceptic1337833scept_ic
sceptics1455663sceptics
sceptring1444273sceptring
sciential1146323sciential
scleral937863sc_leral
scriptural1452913scriptural
scrotal938493scrot_al
sculptural1452813sculptural
sectoral10109543sectoral
semestral1185283semestral
sepal77723003s_ep__al
septa75518083s_ept_a_
septical1259363s_eptical
seral56336383s_e__ral
setal56430903s_e_t_al
several1039533s_everal
skeptical1743963skeptical
spectra11275833spectra_
spiral83715343s__piral
sporal82915453s__poral
subcentral1453833subcentral
ventral103612173_ventral
vestral104111013_vestral

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162487.34319904.9
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.79522923.8
 
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