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

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

104 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
detectors1227830(None) 
defectors15237881defectors
detecters12217751detecters
detector11278321detector_
defecators1656252defecators
defector14277952defector_
deflectors1654772deflectors
depictors1465942depictors
detecter11298732detecter_
detections131410042detections
detects104011092detect__s
detesters10298302detesters
detractors13147292detractors
directors1248142directors
ejectors17328662_ejectors
electors103013842_electors
erectors103514262_erectors
rejectors18247612rejectors
selectors1148962selectors
attestors945753attestors
bettors93312473bet__tors
bisectors1345733bisectors
deaerators11107713deaerators
debtors1038533d__ebtors
decenters122410373decenters
decors94017773d__ec_ors
dedicators1447743dedicators
defeaters13289103defeaters
defecator1546383defecator_
defections161510203defections
defects134511523defect__s
deflators13348153deflators
deflector1555063deflector_
dejections20168353dejections
dejects17389223deject__s
delators92314823de_lators
delegators1245633delegators
demeanors1243743demeanors
demetons1137623deme_tons
depicters1435823depicters
depictor1355513depictor_
desecrators1445233desecrators
deserters10129983deserters
detachers1536483detachers
detect94217403detect___
detected12289733detect_ed
detecting13259983detecting
detection121310413detection
detective1548103detective
detectives1645783detectives
detentes92712873detent_es
detentions11148803detentions
detents83615153detent__s
detergers11147183detergers
deterrers10116593deterrers
deters74724683dete___rs
detester9239683detester_
detests83711743detest__s
detickers1634423detickers
detonators1145853detonators
detractor12147213detractor_
deviators1358533deviators
digestors11257273digestors
director1147783director_
directory1545883directory
dissectors1345363dissectors
doctors1039993d__octors
eductors1135983_eductors
effectors1755033effectors
ejector16378603_ejector_
elector93313253_elector_
electros102811743_electros
enactors1038453_enactors
erecters102611613_erecters
erector93513813_erector_
evertors1138953_evertors
evictors13276853_evictors
exactors1737013_exactors
executors1844653_executors
hectors123513263__hectors
infectors14218553infectors
injectors18216723injectors
lectors93415763__lectors
meteors94610013mete__ors
neglectors1363543neglectors
objectors2044053objectors
patentors1146743patentors
prelectors1447873prelectors
protectors142010143protectors
reactors103212283re_actors
receptors1356923receptors
rectors93520523__rectors
redactors1247533redactors
reductors1246523reductors
refectory1746023refectory
reflectors1545503reflectors
rejecters18257543rejecters
rejector17237723rejector_
retractors12158583retractors
sectors93116453__sectors
selector1048613selector_
stentors839743_stentors
stertors8310933_stertors
vectors123212593__vectors

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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit1486411047.15620771.5
3Display Results1041040.0462260.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911047.67223291.3
 
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