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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 “eterne” 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.

34 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
eterne631172(None) 
externe1438571externe
terne56426151_terne
deterge9118462deterge
eerie55228532e_erie
emerge91510462emerge
epergne1046142epergne
erne46727432__erne
eserine7415902eserine
eternal72910892eternal
eternise8119662eternise
eternize17118362eternize
ethane94613242ethane
ethene93312922ethene
ethyne12407152ethyne
extern1348472extern_
externes1539832externes
externs1438232externs
interne73218152interne
kerne94718222_kerne
ketene106613002kete_ne
lierne638022lierne
retene69224272rete_ne
stere55328542ster_e
stern55319122stern_
sterna63712762sterna
sterner7411912sterner
sterns64616762sterns
terce75721842_terce
tern46134802_tern_
ternes65422902_ternes
terns55226872_terns
terse55026822_terse
uterine7315192uterine

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit82551342.61031628.7
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.32653725.5
 
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