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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 “attain” 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.

35 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
attain631175(None) 
attains7310981attains
attaint7313471attaint
atwain937811atwain
abstain947252abstain
actin74922552act_in
again65218122a_gain
amain74922912a_main
atman75520142atma_n
attach11118392attach
attack12148152attack
attained997352attained
attainer8116912attainer
attaints846492attaints
attar56516692atta_r
attars64515312attars
attic75618352att_ic
attorn6310792attorn
attrit6315752attrit
captain112111062captain
cattail939182cattail
detain74617382detain
lattin64316222latt_in
mattin84416632matt_in
obtain839182obtain
rattail737802rattail
rattan63613602ratta_n
reattain846732reattain
retain64523282retain
stain55727942_stain
statin63921472statin
strain64919572strain
tain45548072__tain
train56529112_train
twain86313622_twain

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551352.33035429.6
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691352.44073234.0
 
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