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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

69 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
metates9272001(None) 
metages102714971metages
metate82720531metate_
mutates92215791mutates
acetates102013062acetates
aerates74627492aerates
berates94126872berates
betakes134212522betakes
cerates95428252cerates
cetanes9315132cetanes
debates103718532debates
delates83526282delates
derates84028892derates
elates65032362_elates
enates64026432_enates
estates74520182estates
etapes85415292_etapes
gelates83219592gelates
gestates93213732gestates
imitates10310502imitates
legates82917682legates
malates93522612malates
mates75251362m__ates
mattes85624532mat_tes
meated94222402me_ated
meats75034052me_at_s
meatus85112922me_atus
mediates112814062mediates
meditates1239812meditates
meltages1148242meltages
menaces112715522menaces
menages103615392menages
metage93114452metage_
metaled102913882metaled
metals84520882meta_ls
metamer1139612metamer
metamers1249622metamers
metatag1045052metatag
metatags1144692metatags
metes74736212me__tes
methanes133812162methanes
metopes11311362metopes
metres85121562met_res
mettles94115022mettles
mottes85523692mot_tes
mutases92012042mutases
mutate83017482mutate_
mutated102712252mutated
negates83215842negates
notates72817482notates
nutates73214972nutates
pectates122213952pectates
penates93321602penates
petites93820202petites
rebates95123182rebates
redates83423872redates
relates73731432relates
remates93827112remates
restates83423432restates
retakes113718862retakes
retapes93917422retapes
retastes82212902retastes
retaxes143615092retaxes
rotates72819772rotates
sedates83418042sedates
senates73322612senates
states64337082_states
tates55444982__tates
testates83615452testates

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671692.90637051.3
3Display Results69690.0302300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691693.30954001.5
 
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