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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 “apter” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

194 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
apter7612020(None) 
after85719791after
alter54828501alter
aper66336231ap_er
aster55434891aster
pater74740721pater
abater85518122abater
abler75624312abler
acted88521732acted
actor71116072actor
acuter84412862acuter
adapter1036172adapter
adder75419592adder
adepter1036112adepter
adopter1036762adopter
aether94213672aether
afters94717072afters
ager55935842a_ger
agger76420892agger
aider65431132aider
aimer75926822aimer
airer54927892airer
aiver85725162aiver
alder65421912alder
altar55520642altar
alters64924222alters
amber94523212amber
ameer75618982ameer
ampler104313302ampler
anger66225872anger
ante46538902ante_
anted66328242anted
antes56334322antes
anther93715062anther
antler64615552antler
antre55224522antre
ape57251182ap_e_
aped78538152ap_ed
apeek114711872apeek
apers76629132ap_ers
apery106517902ap_ery
apes66047432ap_es
apex137220212ap_ex
apnea73413412apnea
appear10379342appear
appel94615892appel
apres75426402apres
apse67725382apse_
apses76823912apses
apt57352542apt__
apteral9311522apteral
apteria9312912apteria
apteryx1942382apteryx
aptest82917512aptest
aptly105111812aptly
armer76924442armer
artel56122742artel
artery9911452artery
artier63419732artier
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
astern64815812astern
asters65631602asters
astir55517092astir
ate37059242a_te_
ates45047922a_tes
attar56516692attar
auger64922472auger
auteur6107942auteur
aver75931882a_ver
baiter84422552baiter
banter84825332banter
barter85525372barter
baster85333592baster
batter84928872batter
biter75030032biter
canter85230112canter
caper94831622cap_er
capper124421982capper
captor104914602captor
carter84932272carter
caster85232572caster
cater74840722cater
chapter144213852chapter
citer74827332citer
copter109822012copter
cuter74728232cuter
dafter104813342dafter
dapper114016632dapper
darter75320362darter
dater65332312dater
deter65028042deter
doter65428622doter
easter65027982easter
eater54639842eater
enter54726382enter
ester54727712ester
falter94519052falter
faster94625772faster
fatter94523212fatter
gaiter73819502gaiter
gaper86125122gap_er
garter74420512garter
gaster75027352gaster
gater64533652gater
hafter124815882hafter
halter94420882halter
hapten115312982hapten
hater85034752hater
hatter94724872hatter
inter55028492inter
japer146218882jap_er
kiter95523212kiter
lapper104319952lapper
lapser84113142lapser
laster64830632laster
later54843922later
latter65027892latter
liter54736342liter
mapper124516092mapper
master84831342master
mater74438862mater
matter84325342matter
meter75130322meter
miter75734792miter
muter74525542muter
napper103718282napper
natter64420742natter
niter55028972niter
noter55025642noter
oater55433732oater
ofter84116872ofter
opted84914272opted
otter54423972otter
outer55633302outer
oxter123414092oxter
pacer96131612pacer
pager84728202pager
paler75436932paler
palter84423262palter
paper95128662paper
parer75839902parer
paster85734372paster
pate65350462pate_
pated85237842pated
paten74827342paten
paters84935832paters
pates76047892pates
patter84628262patter
patzer173111642patzer
paver104225832paver
pawer104422972pawer
payer105125722payer
peer66238352_peer
per56353092_p_er
peter74427592peter
pier66035292_pier
rafter94517582rafter
ranter63826822ranter
raper74932752rap_er
rapier84019992rapier
rapper104621572rapper
raptor83912822raptor
raster64731442raster
rater54943282rater
ratter64326312ratter
salter64325082salter
sapper103822352sapper
speer74623902speer
spier75728032spier
taper74829772tap_er
tapper104419612tapper
tapster9299272tapster
tarter64023562tarter
taster64930572taster
tater54138612tater
tatter64024572tatter
tauter64318022tauter
titer55430612titer
toter55932132toter
upper93714262upper
uptear896782uptear
utter54218762utter
vaster94521022vaster
voter85121052voter
wafter124114612wafter
waiter94321252waiter
wanter94423052wanter
waster95228942waster
water84733312water
watter93221982watter
yapper133714512yapper
yatter94116212yatter
zapper193414022zapper

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538001941.46636698.5
3Display Results1941940.0633079.4
 (SQL Overall)1786911941.84297009.2
 
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