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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 “deteriorates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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50 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
deteriorates135444(None) 
deteriorate1255091deteriorate_
deteriorated1453461deteriorated
decerebrates1753593decerebrates
deteriorating1553393deteriorating
deterioration14145283deterioration
deteriorations15164693deteriorations
deteriorative1762583deteriorative
ameliorates1354244_ameliorates
deaerates10313644deae___rates
decarbonates1753914decarbonates
decelerates1446794dece_lerates
decemvirates2052084decemvirates
decerebrate1664014decerebrate_
decerebrated1853314decerebrated
decorates12314744d__e_corates
degenerates1346454dege_nerates
denervates1445934dener__vates
denigrates1298114d__enigrates
denitrates1169514d__enitrates
derivates13310094d__eri_vates
derogates11310974d__er_ogates
desecrates1348844dese__crates
determinate1446624determinate_
detonates10310434det___onates
detoxicates2154064detoxi_cates
deuterates1149084deute___rates
directorates1553014directorates
electorates1347484_electorates
etiolates949214_et__iolates
exteriorises1954214exteriorises
exteriorities2053634exteriorities
exteriorizes2853614exteriorizes
governorates1652764governorates
interiorises1296884interiorises
interiorities1356704interiorities
interiorizes2155694interiorizes
interpolates1448574interpolates
interrogates1387104interrogates
meliorates1288904__meliorates
meteorites1247614mete__orites
metricates1449124met_ri_cates
perborates1459214__perborates
perforates1558864__perforates
periodates1347864__periodates
perorates11417024__per_orates
priorates11410764___priorates
redecorates1465684rede_corates
reverberates1753514reverberates
veterinaries1553194veterinaries

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit124790507.70316200.2
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691508.15621909.1
 
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