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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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132 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
veteran103935(None) 
veterans1148851veterans
cateran9313772cateran
teleran7510172teleran
alterant8614963alterant
apteral9311523apteral
astern64815813aster_n
bedeman12168843bedeman
bemean10410683beme_an
betray111511443bet_ray
caterans10313223caterans
decern91310953decer_n
deewan10267553de_ewan
demean9510563deme_an
deter65028043deter__
deterge9118463deterge
deters74724683deter_s
detrain8412253det_rain
deuteron945993deuteron
dextran1586163dextran
dipteran1146203dipteran
entera64216833entera_
enteral73516443enteral
enteron7313333enteron
eternal72910893_eternal
eterne6311723_eterne
etesian757853_etesian
extern1348473exter_n
federal1148533federal
foreran10311793foreran
gateman1057473gateman
genera71211713genera_
general81010933general
hetaera1036493hetaera_
hetaerae1145533hetaerae
hetaeras1146733hetaeras
hetero9312633heter_o
heteros10312683heteros
hetman112510603het_man
intern64016543inter_n
iterant7317783_iterant
laterad8310843laterad
lateral7313573lateral
lectern937033lecter_n
lethean1037093lethean
letterman1164243letterman
literal7613273literal
metepa1066013metepa_
metepas1136303metepas
meter75130323meter__
meterage1147933meterage
metered103514013metered
metering112915633metering
meters85625833meter_s
moneran9311113moneran
nonveteran1363933nonveteran
outearn7310683outearn
outran63218893out_ran
overran10311663ove_rran
peter74427593peter__
petered103314963petered
petering112516813petering
peters86624593peter_s
pterin81014153_pterin
rebegan1045953rebegan
reearn6612143re_earn
relearn747973relearn
reran57329103__reran
reteam83214533rete_am
retear63115483rete_ar
retears72814923retears
retirant8313593retirant
retorn610923423retor_n
retrain7615423ret_rain
retral64419743ret_ral
retread849003retread
retreat7317533retreat
return623222523retur_n
secern81010223secer_n
setenant849923setenant
several1039533several
stern55319123_ster_n
sterna63712763_sterna
teleman959573teleman
telerans859473telerans
terai53525483__terai
tern46134803__ter_n
tetra53417953tet_ra_
tetrad73612053tet_rad
tetras63017623tet_ras
ureteral856233ureteral
valerian1147123valerian
veejay1933703ve_ejay
veena81912323ve_ena_
veenas91410413ve_enas
veer76229573ve_er__
veered103612743ve_ered
veering113213683ve_ering
veers84521363ve_er_s
veery115816253ve_er_y
vegan95114153v__egan
vegetal1156303vegetal
vegetant1246963vegetant
venerate11312903venerate
venereal1145083venereal
venery123710663vener_y
venetian1146073venetian
venter94218723venter__
venters103717733venter_s
ventral103612173ventral
vera76828843v__era_
vermian12329713vermian
verseman1345383verseman
vertebra1382563vertebra_
vertebrae1472953vertebrae
vertebral1472803vertebral
vertebras1482673vertebras
vesperal1344883vesperal
vestral104111013vestral
vestural1156473vestural
vetoer93410063vetoer__
vetoers10359473vetoer_s
vetter93417643vetter__
vetters104016323vetter_s
vexer155513523vexer__
vexers165210403vexer_s
vitrain1038943vit_rain
voter85121053voter__
voters95017443voter_s
waterman1397283waterman
western102911093wester_n
yestern10338633yester_n

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit1340271326.25021444.3
3Display Results1321320.0462869.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911326.43627764.3
 
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