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

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88 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
esterase84948(None) 
esterases949631esterases
esters64627732ester_s_
asperate10312373asperate
asperse94210663asper_se
asterias8317013asterias_
asterisk1248673asterisk
asterism10413253asterism
asters65631603aster_s_
desperate12410843desperate
deuterate1049513deuterate
easters75125683easter_s_
eateries8324313eateries
eaters65535953eater_s_
emeerate10410103emeerate
entera64216833entera__
enterable11312643enterable
enteral73516443entera_l
enters64425643enter_s_
epimerase1343433epimerase
erase54925493___erase
eserine7415903es_erine
eskers105312223esker_s_
esperance1346693esperance
estate64719763est__ate
esteems935243esteems_
ester54727713ester___
esterify1445623esterify
estimate10912003estimate
estivate111010003estivate
estral64716513est_ra_l
estrange9488893est_range
estray95713333est_ra_y
estrayed1236393est_rayed
estrays10529403est_rays
estreat7314813estrea_t
estreated1039563estreated
estreats839423estreats
estrone7413953est_rone
estrus61912113est_rus_
estruses838483est_ruses
eterne6311723e_ter_ne
eternise8119663e_ternise
externe1438573exter_ne
externes1539833externes
externs1438233externs_
extras13310223ext_ras_
festers104121393fester_s_
fosterage1344663fosterage
interage9314493interage
isomerase1144183isomerase
iterate71119113_iterate
jesters144118193jester_s_
literate81216893literate
mesmerise1345843mesmerise
meterage1147933meterage
nesters74422793nester_s_
notecase1044823notecase
osetras737323osetras_
pesters93827093pester_s_
reiterate9412933reiterate
resters74130403rester_s_
serape84818413_s_erape
sesterce1047113sester_ce
sesterces1147873sesterces
sewerage1245513sewerage
stearate839723_stearate
steerage946833_steerage
stelae63716483_stela_e
stere55328543_ster__e
steres63929533_steres_
sterile7316603_sterile
sterns64616763_sterns_
storage8310473_storage
strafe95215983_st_rafe
strake104017393_st_rake
strass67117223_st_rass
sucrase9310343_sucrase
tease55428713__te_ase
terse55026823__ter_se
tesserae844793tessera_e
testers74124543tester_s_
waterage1248663waterage
westernise1344273westernise
westerns11328963westerns_
westers105221963wester_s_
yestereve1543133yestereve
zesters163517293zester_s_

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162887.62619166.3
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691888.07622126.2
 
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