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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 “aesthetic” 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.

59 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
aesthetic149784(None) 
aesthetics1595811aesthetics
anesthetic1596481anesthetic
esthetic13119771_esthetic
aesthesia1245942aesthesia
aesthete1145852aesthet_e
aesthetes1246232aesthetes
aesthetical1655742aesthetical
aetheric13410162ae_theric
anaesthetic16114162anaesthetic
anesthetics1694712anesthetics
apathetic1647862apathetic
asthenic1378632a_sthenic
enthetic131110612_enthetic
esthetics14106962_esthetics
paresthetic1854582paresthetic
unaesthetic16123392unaesthetic
aesthesias1345693aesthesias
aesthetician1763363aesthetician
aestheticism1963103aestheticism
aestheticize2662613aestheticize
anaesthetics17103053anaesthetics
anesthesia1354433anesthesia
anesthetist1454033anesthetist
anesthetize23113223anesthetize
anthemic15410323a_nthemic
antithetic1547403antithetic
apatetic1258593apat_etic
aphetic142912853a__phetic
arithmetic1753883arithmetic
ascetic11310063a_s_cetic
aspheric1547983a_spheric
astatic9514193a_st_atic
asthenia1167713a_sthenia
asthenics1486403a_sthenics
asthmatic1647583a_sthmatic
athletic13118653a__thletic
atretic9313923a__tretic
authentic1446263a_uthentic
bathetic1548583_bathetic
diathetic1546813diathetic
epenthetic1753803epenthetic
epithetic1666413epithetic
esthesia1147503_esthesia
esthesis1148463_esthesis
esthete1047433_esthet_e
esthetes1147743_esthetes
etheric12311783_e_theric
kinesthetic2052573kinesthetic
metathetic1755173metathetic
nonaesthetic1763463nonaesthetic
parenthetic1854373parenthetic
pathetic15410963_pathetic
prosthetic1797353prosthetic
prothetic161010073prothetic
sthenic1268903__sthenic
synesthetic1953563synesthetic
synthetic1746623synthetic
thetic11412893___thetic

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641596.67322275.0
3Display Results59590.0301966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691597.12625075.9
 
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