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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 “megatheres” 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.

36 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
megatheres164485(None) 
megathere1544731megathere_
metatheses1544472metatheses
regathered15124572regathered
regathers1336352regather_s
eglateres1044443_eglat_eres
feathered16188893fe_athered
feathers143513243fe_ather_s
gathered13149373__gathered
gatherer12147903__gatherer
gatherers13156883__gatherers
gathers114315073__gather_s
heathered16149463he_athered
heathers143914733he_ather_s
ingathered1542963ingathered
ingathers1344453ingather_s
leathered13148713le_athered
leathers114215083le_ather_s
legatees9258433legat_e_es
meatheads1545963me_atheads
megahertz2452403mega_hertz
megahertzes2651283mega_hertzes
megaphones1844683megaphones
megaplexes2252163megaplexes
megaspores1543533megaspores
melaphyres2052873melaphyres
menthenes1447703me_nthenes
metameres1347453meta_meres
metathesis1544153metathesis
neatherds1395773ne_atherds
negaters9349783negat_er_s
regather1236733regather__
upgathered1742023upgathered
upgathers1582533upgather_s
weathered16168513we_athered
weathers143412833we_ather_s

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603366.12322963.1
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.29528386.2
 
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