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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 “aftertimes” 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.

27 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
aftertimes154473(None) 
aftertime1445471aftertime_
afterlifes1643182afterlifes
afterlives1643552afterlives
oftentimes1542632oftentimes
advertises1445913advertises
advertizes2344673advertizes
aforetime1444043aforetime_
aftercares1544503aftercares
afterdamps1851903afterdamps
afterimages1752323after_images
afterlife1543183afterlife_
afterpieces1852413afterpieces
aftertastes1482843aftertastes
airtimes1037503a__irtimes
albertites1244873albertites
alterities10411043alterities
arteries8321483arter_i_es
arteritides1254693arteritides
flextimes2142613_flextimes
foretimes1447453_foretimes
interties9320333interti_es
ofttimes1343123oft__times
overtimes141511303_overtimes
teatimes1039443__teatimes
termtimes1354803__termtimes
wintertimes1643903wintertimes

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603275.50025564.2
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691275.96629951.6
 
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