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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search foraltercated” 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.

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
altercated134545(None) 
altercate1147851altercate_
altercates1247551altercates
alternated1145721alternated
alternate948112alternate_
alternates1047872alternates
asteriated1177992asteriated
aberrated1245873a_berrated
acerated113113983a_cer_ated
acerbated1465553a_cerbated
acierated1238283acier_ated
adulterated1353503adulter_ated
aerated85322373a__er_ated
aftercare1444563aftercare_
aftercares1544503aftercares
alerted82512223al_er__ted
alienated1047743alie_nated
aliterate91611343aliter_ate_
aliterates101510763aliter_ates
alleviated1443963alleviated
alliterated1294703alliter_ated
allocated1248093al_located
altercating1455603altercating
altercation1347013altercation
altered83215743alter___ed
alternately1452773alternately
alternator1044553alternator
antedated1146703ante_dated
asperated1239313asper_ated
attenuated1183203attenuated
attracted1246073a_ttracted
interacted13411213interacted
iterated91213823_iter_ated
lacerated122210683lacer_ated
lateraled1047463later_aled
maltreated13125143malt_reated
ulcerated1247743ulcer_ated

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603376.48321688.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.90525878.5