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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 “alternated” 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.

45 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
alternated114572(None) 
altercated1345451altercated
alternate948111alternate_
alternates1047871alternates
alienated1047742alie_nated
altercate1147852altercate_
altercates1247552altercates
alternately1452772alternately
alternator1044552alternator
asteriated1177992asteriated
aberrated1245873a_berrated
acerated113113983a_cer_ated
acerbated1465553a_cerbated
acierated1238283acier_ated
adulterated1353503adulter_ated
aerated85322373a__er_ated
alerted82512223al_er__ted
alienate8311553alie_nate_
alienates9310683alie_nates
aliterate91611333aliter_ate_
aliterates101510753aliter_ates
alleviated1443963alleviated
alliterated1294693alliter_ated
alterant8614963alterant__
alterants979103alterant_s
altered83215733alter___ed
alternant977133alterna_nt
alternants1055113alternants
alternating1245713alternating
alternation1147623alternation
alternative1454683alternative
alternatives1553253alternatives
alternators1154103alternators
antedated1146703ante_dated
asperated1239313asper_ated
attenuated1183203attenuated
catenated1238913cate_nated
cybernated1842823cybernated
hibernated1643223hibernated
iterated91213823_iter_ated
lacerated122210673lacer_ated
lateraled1047453later_aled
maltreated13125143malt_reated
ternate7415483__ternate_
ulcerated1247743ulcer_ated

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603456.98620126.4
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.40524131.1
 
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