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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 “dexterous” 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.

44 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
dexterous174555(None) 
dextrous1646591dext_rous
deuterons1046782deuterons
dexterously2253862dexterously
dipterous1256282dipterous
adulterous1153443adulterous
apterous10410463_apterous
dangerous1146103dangerous
decorous1138853de_corous
deleterious1252113deleterious
dentulous1044263dentulous
desirous947783de_sirous
destroys1236693dest_roys
deterges101510093de_terges
deters74724683de_ter__s
deuterium1245123deuterium
deuteriums1343693deuteriums
deuteron946003deutero_n
dexter143810893dexter___
dexterity2044343dexterity
dextrans1695983dext_rans
dextrins16117823dext_rins
dextro1436123dext_ro__
dextrorse1742353dext_rorse
dextrose1645363dext_rose
dextroses1745663dext_roses
diestrous1046603diest_rous
dimerous1139323d_imerous
duteous838453d_ute_ous
enterons8314153_enterons
estrous7712533_est_rous
exteriors1647323_exteriors
externes1539833_externes
externs1438233_exter_ns
feverous1446513fe_verous
generous939773ge_nerous
heteros10312683he_tero_s
lecherous1445033lecherous
nectarous1144713nectarous
neotenous954813neotenous
oestrous869923oest_rous
petrous92714423pe_t_rous
sextarius1644213sextarius
venturous1245583venturous

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641446.17024090.9
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.60927037.5
 
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