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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 “dextrous” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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73 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dextrous164659(None) 
dexterous1745551dexterous
decorous1138852decorous
desirous947782desirous
destroys1236692destroys
dextrans1695982dextrans
dextrins16117822dextrins
dextro1436122dextro__
dextrorse1742352dextrorse
dextrose1645362dextrose
dextroses1745662dextroses
diestrous1046612diestrous
estrous7712532_estrous
oestrous869922oestrous
petrous92714422pe_trous
anestrous946613anestrous
bestrows1337043bestrows
cerous85821203ce__rous
citrous93112993_citrous
debtors1038533debt_ors
delirious1045603delirious
denarius948813denarius
dendrons1047393dendrons
dentulous1044263dentulous
destroy1138153destro_y
detour778193de_t_our
detours858043de_t_ours
detritus945473de_tritus
deuterons1046783deuterons
devious1138523de_vious
dewdrops1542963dewdrops
dexterously2253863dexterously
dextral1577003dextr_al
dextran1586163dextr_an
dextrin1587543dextr_in
dextrine1688253dextrine
dextrines1798313dextrines
diatrons939623diatrons
diestrus946533diestr_us
dimerous1139323dimerous
dipterous1256283dipterous
dogtrots1044703dogtrots
dolorous947843dolorous
duteous838453d_uteous
elytrous1145513elytrous
estrus61912113_estr_us
extols1337683_ext_ols
extorts1447753_extorts
extras13310223_extr_as
extrorse1544553_extrorse
ferrous1049803fe_rrous
feverous1446513feverous
foxtrots1843923foxtrots
generous939773generous
goitrous945763goitrous
leprous938843le_prous
lustrous877803lustrous
metros84217803me_tro_s
nectarous1144713nectarous
neutrons838293neutrons
nitrous73512483_nitrous
oestrus7169583oestr_us
petrols92913083pe_trols
retros63820193re_tro_s
seatrout8411593seatrout
seatrouts946393seatrouts
serous65023563se__rous
setous64917373se_t_ous
sextarius1644213sextarius
sextons143710413sext_ons
sextos134012163sext_o_s
venturous1245583venturous
vexatious1944103vexatious

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162736.40622816.4
3Display Results73730.0302433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691736.87226002.8
 
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