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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 “shortener” 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.

57 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
shortener124577(None) 
shortened1345661shortened
shorteners1345081shorteners
sharpener1444582sharpener
shorten103511412shorten__
shortens11288992shorten_s
shorter103515502short__er
softener1145612s_oftener
charterer14197323charterer
chastener1445703chastener
chorten122811303chorten__
chortens13308793chorten_s
chortler13336843chort_ler
hardener1238883_hardener
harkener1537573_harkener
hastener11259133_hastener
heartener1256763heartener
hosteler1137283_hosteler
oftener1035923__oftener
rottener8216973_rottener
scorner9259763scor__ner
screener1037573s_creener
serener73415763s_er_ener
sharpened1544483sharpened
sharpeners1543893sharpeners
shatterer12177203shatterer
shelterer1245033shelterer
shirtier1137943shirt_ier
shooter103013993shoot__er
shortage1236313shortage_
shortages1336513shortages
shorted113614403short__ed
shortening1445303shortening
shortest11310783shorte_st
shorthair1543023shorthair
shortie10411343short_ie_
shorties11414583short_ies
shorting122514803shortin_g
shortness1236733shortness
shotten10288463shotten__
shouter103213083shout__er
shoveler14165583sho_veler
showerer1436163sho_werer
shrieker15265653sh_rieker
smartened1244263smartened
snorkeler1342663snorkeler
snorter74412663snort__er
softened1235663s_oftened
softeners1245133s_ofteners
sorcerer1036433s_orcerer
sorner64720393s_or__ner
sorter64425093s_ort__er
sporter93616553sport__er
sportier102010053sport_ier
stoutened1053573stoutened
sweetener1243403sweetener
whitener1435733wh_itener

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641576.73322076.5
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691577.16924925.5
 
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