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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 “tethered” 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.

36 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
tethered123849(None) 
bettered113011832bettered
blethered15165432blethered
bothered142110392bothered
dithered13189292dithered
fathered151510432fathered
feathered16188892feathered
fettered12259492fettered
gathered13149372gathered
gettered10258612gettered
heathered16149462heathered
lathered121512322lathered
leathered13148712leathered
lechered1437522lechered
lettered92910782lettered
metered103514012met_ered
mothered142310102mothered
petered103314972pet_ered
pothered142311042pothered
tattered92011442tattered
teddered11255182teddered
teetered9258302teetered
telfered1234882telfered
telphered1544222telphered
tempered13248222tempered
tendered102510602tendered
tentered96412102tentered
tether93716102tether__
tethers103815312tether_s
tittered9239492tittered
tochered1437912tochered
tottered9208702tottered
untethered1443712untethered
weathered16168512weathered
withered15169432withered
wuthered15157432wuthered

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059363.67332959.2
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691364.07943807.6
 
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