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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 “spattered” 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.

37 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
spattered1218764(None) 
pattered112714201_pattered
scattered12197351scattered
shattered13178201shattered
smattered12186781smattered
splattered13163931splattered
sputtered12166321sputtered
battered113315052_battered
bespattered1681722bespattered
blattered12198562blattered
chattered15197992chattered
clattered12178402clattered
flattered13188622flattered
mattered112412902_mattered
nattered92011622_nattered
paltered113012482_paltered
pattened11299392_pattened
patterer103112172_patterer
patterned1265742_patterned
pottered112311662_pottered
puttered112611142_puttered
scatterer11186292scatterer
scuttered12166422scuttered
shatterer12177202shatterer
shuttered13156332shuttered
skittered1434632skittered
slathered13148542slathered
smatterer11185812smatterer
spatted104014142spatt__ed
spatter94016522spatter__
spatters103914702spatter_s
spluttered13153172spluttered
sputterer11165262sputterer
squattered2043252squattered
stuttered10145762stuttered
tattered92011442_tattered
yattered12239532_yattered

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436373.25337330.5
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.65648876.1
 
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