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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 “ternate” 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.

37 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
ternate741548(None) 
aerate64830552aer_ate
alternate948112alternate
berate84729022ber_ate
cerate84829462cer_ate
crenate93317112crenate
derate74531232der_ate
enate54428152_e_nate
ergate7315142_ergate
fermate122813002fermate
ferrate103014042ferrate
herniate1148112herniate
iterate71119112iter_ate
kernite1159472kernite
neonate7311332neonate
nervate1039532nervate
ornate6315142_ornate
pennate93314032pennate
senate63725172se_nate
serenate81914882serenate
seriate73722472seriate
serrate73017542serrate
sternite8310542sternite
tannate71813522tannate
teenage8108052teenage
tenace82715692te_nace
terete6319332ter_ete
tergite8311002tergite
terminate11411202terminate
termite9313892termite
ternary1038342ternary
ternately1245002ternately
terne56426152tern__e
terrace93311842terrace
terrae62915212terra_e
terrane72814232terrane
testate73916232testate

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671373.29632667.2
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.68548491.5
 
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