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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 “after” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

163 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
after8571979(None) 
afters94717071afters
alter54828501alter
apter76120201apter
aster55434891aster
dafter104813341dafter
hafter124815881hafter
ofter84116871ofter
rafter94517581rafter
wafter124114611wafter
abater85518122abater
abler75624312abler
acted88521732acted
actor71116082actor
acuter84412862acuter
adder75419592adder
aether94213672aether
afar76720782af_ar
afire86215912afire
afore85818602afore
aft66849012aft__
ager55935842a_ger
agger76420892agger
aider65431132aider
aimer75926822aimer
airer54927892airer
aiver85725162aiver
alder65421912alder
altar55520642altar
alters64924222alters
amber94523212amber
ameer75618982ameer
anger66225872anger
ante46538902ante_
anted66328242anted
antes56334322antes
anther93715062anther
antler64615552antler
antre55224522antre
aper66336232a_per
armer76924442armer
artel56122742artel
artery9911452artery
artier63419732artier
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
astern64815812astern
asters65631602asters
astir55517092astir
ate37059242a_te_
ates45047922a_tes
attar56516692attar
auger64922472auger
auteur6107942auteur
aver75931882a_ver
baiter84422552baiter
banter84825332banter
barter85525372barter
baster85333592baster
batter84928872batter
biter75030032biter
canter85230112canter
carter84932272carter
caster85232572caster
cater74840722cater
citer74827332citer
crafter124111332crafter
cuter74728232cuter
darter75320362darter
dater65332312dater
defter104215922defter
deter65028042deter
doter65428622doter
drafter11449432drafter
easter65027982easter
eater54639842eater
enter54726382enter
ester54727712ester
facer105525052facer
fader94421512fader
faker124824592faker
falter94519052falter
farer86733142farer
faster94625772faster
fate75444282fate_
fated95632132fated
fates85139232fates
father125116712father
fatter94523212fatter
fer66646122_f_er
gaffer134310132gaffer
gaiter73819502gaiter
garter74420512garter
gaster75027352gaster
gater64533652gater
grafter114211152grafter
hafted134713832hafted
hafters134614332hafters
halter94420882halter
hater85034752hater
hatter94724872hatter
hefter124313922hefter
inter55028492inter
kiter95523212kiter
laster64830632laster
later54843922later
latter65027892latter
lefter93613432lefter
lifter93814812lifter
liter54736342liter
lofter94614722lofter
maftir1136492maftir
master84831342master
mater74438862mater
matter84325342matter
meter75130322meter
miter75734792miter
muter74525542muter
natter64420742natter
niter55028972niter
noter55025642noter
oater55433732oater
offer114311382offer
often84611412often
otter54423972otter
outer55633302outer
oxter123414092oxter
palter84423262palter
paster85734372paster
pater74740722pater
patter84628262patter
peter74427592peter
rafted104714702rafted
rafters103715632rafters
ranter63826822ranter
raster64731442raster
rater54943282rater
ratter64326312ratter
safer84721812saf_er
salter64325082salter
sifter94516232sifter
softer94015312softer
tarter64023562tarter
taster64930572taster
tater54138612tater
tatter64024572tatter
tauter64318022tauter
titer55430612titer
toter55932132toter
tufter9319932tufter
utter54218762utter
vaster94521022vaster
voter85121052voter
wafer114417642waf_er
wafted134012142wafted
wafters134112812wafters
waiter94321252waiter
wanter94423052wanter
waster95228942waster
water84733312water
watter93221982watter
yatter94116212yatter
zaffer21397152zaffer

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538001631.67332157.8
3Display Results1631630.0463543.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911632.03287938.5
 
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