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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 “spectators” 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.

28 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
spectators144453(None) 
spectator1344831spectator_
spectates13228812spectat_es
speculators1564132speculators
cunctators1443723cunctators
dictators1247363_dictators
execrators1946023execrators
operators11410753ope_rators
pectates122213953_pectat_es
peculators1486983_peculators
secretors1145843s_ecretors
sectors93116453s_ec__tors
senators8312953s_e_nators
separators1246503separators
speciates13229233speciat_es
speciations1548483speciations
spectacles1643913spectacles
spectate12248833spectat__e
spectated14236593spectat_ed
spectating1546623spectating
spectatorial1652663spectatorial
spectatorship2262163spectatorship
specters122811063spec__ters
speculator1484883speculator_
spiccatos1553253spiccato_s
spoliators1244823spoliators
stators73915583s___tators
testators947333_testators

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603285.73324525.2
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.13929107.5
 
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