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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 “orator” 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.

41 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
orator631453(None) 
orators7313821orators
oratory1039401oratory
abator84512722abator
aerator7314842aerator
crater85026642crater
craton84517192craton
creator93714442creator
curator9312212curator
donator8310262donator
frater94520592frater
gator64416042_gator
grantor84010942grantor
grater74625442grater
gyrator1135722gyrator
irater65218352irater
krater104014312krater
locator93110422locator
moratory1347822moratory
oater55433732o_ater
operator10310092operator
orate55133302orat_e
orated74221502orated
orates64328612orates
oration71617712oration
oratorio845642oratorio
praetor938972praetor
prater84825352prater
pretor8315752pretor
raptor83912822_raptor
rater54943282_rater
rato45436972_rato_
ratos55528762_ratos
razor143012602_razor
rotator7310832rotator
rotor55519732_rotor
sartor6313882sartor
stator64015482stator
tractor9311342tractor
traitor7310122traitor
viator93211832viator

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.56032246.5
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691412.95260532.2
 
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