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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
sputterer1116526(None) 
putterer10209911_putterer
splutterer12132741splutterer
sputtered12166321sputtered
sputterers12174581sputterers
stutterer9164911stutterer
flutterer12185262flutterer
mutterer10218912_mutterer
patterer103112172_patterer
potterer102310262_potterer
puttered112611142_puttered
putterers11238362_putterers
saunterer945032saunterer
scatterer11186292scatterer
scuttered12166422scuttered
shatterer12177202shatterer
shuttered13156332shuttered
smatterer11185812smatterer
spattered12187642spattered
spluttered13153172spluttered
splutterers13142162splutterers
sputter94014052sputt__er
sputters104012872sputter_s
sputtery13366472sputter_y
stuttered10145762stuttered
stutterers10164302stutterers
utterer71910462__utterer

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436273.64033361.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.06243990.9
 
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