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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 “quaestor” 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.

33 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
quaestor174331(None) 
quaestors1843611quaestors
questor16146631qu_estor
quester161410022qu_ester
questors17147012qu_estors
alastor739673ala_stor
ancestor1046853ancestor
arrestor847653arrestor
attestor845463attestor
castor84418533_ca_stor
digestor10246553digestor
equator1637483equa__tor
investor11247413investor
maestro945723_maestro
nestor63713423__nestor
pastor84817483_pa_stor
praetor938973prae_tor
quainter1765903quainter
quarter163211853qua_rter
quarto153511123qua_rto_
quartos16328733qua_rtos
quasar1536833qua_s_ar
quasher19198623qua_sher
queasier1734473queasier
quest144121323qu_est__
quested17168383qu_ested
questers17168763qu_esters
question1745823qu_estion
quests153310353qu_est_s
quieter162810333quie_ter
quipster1933933quipster
quittor16285603qu_ittor
requestor1853023requ_estor

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162336.28023274.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.70226662.3
 
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