Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “preterm” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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311 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
preterm	11	3	1015	(None)
preterms	12	3	722	1	preterms
perter	8	44	2228	2	perter_
peter	7	44	2759	2	p_eter_
peters	8	66	2459	2	p_eters
prater	8	48	2535	2	prater_
praters	9	49	2164	2	praters
prearm	10	45	1234	2	pre_arm
prefer	11	38	1320	2	prefer_
prefers	12	37	1333	2	prefers
preform	14	3	960	2	preform
prester	9	35	1962	2	prester_
presters	10	34	1900	2	presters
preteen	9	3	987	2	preteen
pretell	9	3	823	2	pretell
pretend	10	40	1101	2	pretend
preterit	10	3	1584	2	preterit
pretermit	13	4	713	2	pretermit
pretest	9	5	1763	2	pretest
pretext	16	3	966	2	pretext
pretor	8	3	1574	2	pretor_
pretors	9	3	1680	2	pretors
pretrim	11	3	1077	2	pretrim
preverb	14	31	706	2	preverb
prewarm	14	47	960	2	prewarm
preyer	11	44	1373	2	preyer_
preyers	12	44	1236	2	preyers
reteam	8	32	1453	2	_reteam
retem	7	42	2195	2	_rete_m
ureter	6	3	1320	2	ureter_
ureters	7	3	1182	2	ureters
arete	5	60	3135	3	arete__
aretes	6	44	2535	3	arete_s
artery	9	9	1145	3	ar_tery
brewer	11	48	1254	3	brewer_
brewers	12	38	1105	3	brewers
brewery	15	37	695	3	brewery
crater	8	50	2663	3	crater_
craters	9	50	2188	3	craters
degerm	10	3	789	3	_degerm
deperm	11	3	936	3	_deperm
deter	6	50	2804	3	_deter_
deters	7	47	2468	3	_deters
dieter	7	35	1677	3	dieter_
dieters	8	32	1642	3	dieters
erecter	9	31	1339	3	erecter_
erecters	10	26	1161	3	erecters
frater	9	45	2059	3	frater_
fraters	10	35	1720	3	fraters
freer	8	60	2124	3	fre_er_
freers	9	47	1730	3	fre_ers
fretter	10	34	1275	3	fretter_
fretters	11	34	1030	3	fretters
grater	7	46	2543	3	grater_
graters	8	54	1973	3	graters
greater	8	44	1649	3	greater_
greeter	8	28	1267	3	greeter_
greeters	9	26	1011	3	greeters
greyer	10	45	1009	3	greyer_
hetero	9	3	1263	3	_hetero
irater	6	52	1834	3	irater_
krater	10	40	1431	3	krater_
kraters	11	42	1233	3	kraters
meeter	8	36	1650	3	meeter_
meeters	9	47	1454	3	meeters
meter	7	51	3032	3	_meter_
meters	8	56	2583	3	_meters
midterm	12	31	601	3	midterm
misterm	11	43	1451	3	misterm
palter	8	44	2326	3	palter_
palters	9	40	2168	3	palters
paster	8	57	3437	3	paster_
pastern	9	44	1506	3	pastern
pasters	9	45	3173	3	pasters
pater	7	47	4072	3	p_ater_
paters	8	49	3582	3	p_aters
patter	8	46	2826	3	patter_
pattern	9	37	1205	3	pattern
patters	9	48	2519	3	patters
peeler	8	35	1738	3	peeler_
peelers	9	36	1559	3	peelers
peeper	10	36	1480	3	peeper_
peepers	11	37	1367	3	peepers
peer	6	62	3835	3	p_e_er_
peers	7	51	3027	3	p_e_ers
peery	10	57	1944	3	p_e_ery
pelter	8	33	2162	3	pelter_
pelters	9	37	2031	3	pelters
perform	14	3	927	3	perform
periderm	13	4	680	3	periderm
perm	8	58	3463	3	p___erm
pertest	9	3	1704	3	pertest
perturb	11	4	600	3	perturb
pervert	12	3	1558	3	pervert
pester	8	48	2759	3	pester_
pesters	9	38	2709	3	pesters
petard	9	50	1380	3	p_etard
petered	10	33	1496	3	p_etered
petrel	8	31	1153	3	p_etrel
petter	8	39	2477	3	petter_
petters	9	37	2236	3	petters
pewter	11	40	1367	3	pewter_
pewters	12	41	1335	3	pewters
piecer	10	52	1308	3	piecer_
piecers	11	41	1225	3	piecers
pietism	11	3	911	3	pietism
plater	8	44	2769	3	plater_
platers	9	39	2408	3	platers
pleater	9	39	1633	3	pleater_
pleaters	10	36	1378	3	pleaters
poetess	9	3	893	3	poetess
poetry	11	3	938	3	poet_ry
porter	8	42	2441	3	porter_
porters	9	37	2270	3	porters
poster	8	41	2917	3	poster_
postern	9	36	1560	3	postern
posters	9	39	2799	3	posters
potter	8	39	2698	3	potter_
potters	9	40	2434	3	potters
pottery	12	30	1107	3	pottery
pouter	8	39	2398	3	pouter_
pouters	9	42	2186	3	pouters
powter	11	41	1603	3	powter_
powters	12	40	1565	3	powters
praetor	9	3	897	3	praetor_
praetors	10	3	983	3	praetors
prate	7	51	3598	3	prate__
prated	9	49	2492	3	prate_d
prates	8	46	3316	3	prate_s
prayer	11	48	1529	3	prayer_
prayers	12	42	1285	3	prayers
prealter	10	4	886	3	prealter_
prealters	11	4	777	3	prealters
prearms	11	36	917	3	pre_arms
preaver	12	10	1161	3	preaver_
preavers	13	9	1026	3	preavers
prebend	12	31	944	3	prebend
preboom	13	4	824	3	preboom
precede	12	3	963	3	precede
precent	11	35	2025	3	precent
precept	13	31	1251	3	precept
precess	11	3	1086	3	precess
precure	11	3	1255	3	precure
predry	12	3	786	3	pre_dry
pree	6	70	4473	3	pre_e__
preed	8	51	2811	3	pre_e_d
preen	7	59	2505	3	pre_e_n
preener	9	31	1483	3	preener_
preeners	10	27	1281	3	preeners
preens	8	50	2011	3	pre_ens
prees	7	59	3717	3	pre_e_s
prefect	14	10	1107	3	prefect
prefire	12	40	1281	3	prefire
preforms	15	3	739	3	preforms
preggers	12	23	683	3	preggers
preheat	12	4	1389	3	preheat
prelect	11	10	1383	3	prelect
prelim	10	3	1142	3	pre_lim
premeal	11	3	1051	3	premeal
premed	11	46	1775	3	preme_d
premeds	12	38	958	3	premeds
premeet	11	6	1515	3	premeet
premen	10	50	1780	3	preme_n
premier	11	35	1563	3	premier_
premiere	12	24	923	3	premiere
premiers	12	29	1165	3	premiers
premium	13	3	1036	3	premium
prepare	11	19	1362	3	prepare
prepreg	12	16	596	3	prepreg
prereform	16	4	429	3	prereform
prese	7	52	2838	3	prese__
presell	9	3	929	3	presell
present	9	40	2272	3	present
preserve	13	10	879	3	preserve
preset	8	44	3098	3	prese_t
presets	9	42	1642	3	presets
presort	9	52	1953	3	presort
presser	9	37	1762	3	presser_
pressers	10	32	1502	3	pressers
presterna	11	4	526	3	presterna
presternum	14	5	296	3	presternum
prestore	10	42	1734	3	prestore
pretape	11	35	1162	3	pretape
pretax	15	23	1019	3	pret_ax
preteens	10	3	812	3	preteens
pretells	10	4	732	3	pretells
pretence	12	23	1211	3	pretence
pretends	11	29	911	3	pretends
pretense	10	19	981	3	pretense
preterite	11	6	1319	3	preterite
preterits	11	4	1094	3	preterits
pretermits	14	4	502	3	preterm~~its~~
pretests	10	3	1001	3	pretests
pretexts	17	3	560	3	pretexts
pretold	10	4	908	3	pretold
pretreat	10	3	1192	3	pretreat
pretrims	12	3	898	3	pretrims
prettier	10	6	904	3	prettier_
pretty	11	5	1087	3	pret_ty
pretype	14	38	748	3	pretype
pretzel	18	3	514	3	pretzel
pretzels	19	3	403	3	pretzels
prevent	12	40	1655	3	prevent
preverbs	15	29	530	3	preverbs
prewar	11	47	1257	3	prewar_
prewarms	15	40	672	3	prewarms
prewarn	12	44	1014	3	prewarn
prewire	12	43	1113	3	prewire
prework	16	42	1090	3	prework
preworn	12	47	1121	3	preworn
prexes	15	49	1594	3	prexe_s
preyed	12	53	1319	3	preye_d
prezes	17	36	1469	3	preze_s
pricer	10	39	1829	3	pricer_
pricers	11	39	1506	3	pricers
prier	7	50	2776	3	pr_ier_
priers	8	45	2119	3	pr_iers
primer	10	51	1868	3	primer_
primero	11	36	892	3	primero
primers	11	42	1567	3	primers
printer	9	39	1730	3	printer_
printers	10	32	1490	3	printers
printery	13	31	843	3	printery
prisere	9	3	1094	3	prisere
prizer	17	47	1488	3	prizer_
prizers	18	39	1184	3	prizers
prober	10	45	1607	3	prober_
probers	11	35	1457	3	probers
proem	9	48	1827	3	pr_oe_m
proper	10	43	1995	3	proper_
propers	11	36	1903	3	propers
proser	8	42	2346	3	proser_
prosers	9	42	1964	3	prosers
protea	8	22	1476	3	prote_a
protean	9	24	1219	3	protean
proteas	9	20	1512	3	proteas
protect	11	3	1363	3	protect
protege	10	5	915	3	protege
protei	8	26	1530	3	prote_i
proteid	10	35	1366	3	proteid
protein	9	24	1472	3	protein
protend	10	40	1279	3	protend
proteome	12	22	842	3	proteome
protest	9	3	1753	3	protest
proteus	9	25	1159	3	proteus
protium	11	3	1228	3	protium
protoderm	14	4	530	3	protoderm
prover	11	38	1972	3	prover_
proverb	14	37	821	3	proverb
provers	12	38	1779	3	provers
prower	11	42	1812	3	prower_
prudery	13	3	524	3	prudery
pruner	8	34	1345	3	pruner_
pruners	9	37	1072	3	pruners
pryer	10	44	1531	3	pr_yer_
pryers	11	50	1224	3	pr_yers
punter	8	43	2002	3	punter_
punters	9	36	1703	3	punters
putter	8	39	2144	3	putter_
putters	9	42	1918	3	putters
pyrethrum	19	5	178	3	pyrethrum
rater	5	49	4328	3	_rater_
raters	6	39	3657	3	_raters
rearm	7	59	2356	3	_re_arm
redeem	9	3	1152	3	_redeem
refer	8	48	2214	3	_refer_
refers	9	39	2108	3	_refers
reform	11	3	1270	3	_reform
rehem	10	38	1535	3	_rehe_m
renter	6	45	2741	3	_renter_
renters	7	42	2481	3	_renters
reperk	12	25	1177	3	_reperk
rester	6	38	3243	3	_rester_
resters	7	41	3040	3	_resters
retard	7	50	1893	3	_retard
rete	4	49	4413	3	_rete__
reteams	9	33	956	3	_reteams
retear	6	31	1548	3	_retear
retears	7	28	1492	3	_retears
retell	6	38	1364	3	_retell
retems	8	39	1457	3	_retems
retene	6	92	2427	3	_retene
retest	6	40	2845	3	_retest
retire	6	49	2701	3	_retire
retore	6	76	3076	3	_retore
retorn	6	109	2342	3	_retorn
retort	6	68	3114	3	_retort
retrim	8	35	1487	3	_retrim
retro	5	50	2095	3	_ret_ro
retry	8	47	1808	3	_ret_ry
return	6	232	2252	3	_return
reverb	11	39	1257	3	_reverb
revere	9	46	2125	3	_revere
revers	9	45	2963	3	_revers
revert	9	35	2911	3	_revert
revery	12	40	1421	3	_revery
rewarm	11	59	1348	3	_rewarm
rezero	15	7	887	3	_rezero
teeter	6	54	2031	3	teeter_
teeters	7	40	1830	3	teeters
term	6	62	3315	3	___term
treater	7	42	1983	3	treater_
treaters	8	36	1582	3	treaters
triter	6	51	2059	3	triter_
ureteral	8	5	623	3	ureteral
ureteric	10	4	623	3	ureteric
urethra	10	6	415	3	urethra
wrester	10	28	1241	3	wrester_
wresters	11	27	1173	3	wresters
writer	9	44	1651	3	writer_
writers	10	55	1349	3	writers

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	134027	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	311	7.390	18136.3
3	Display Results	311	311	0.110	2827.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	311	7.656	23340.0