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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 “macerates” 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.

27 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
macerates13211357(None) 
lacerates112413771lacerates
macerate122314071macerate_
macerated142010521macerated
macerater13259521macerater
maceraters14226631maceraters
acerate92818912_acerate_
acerated113113982_acerated
acerbates1347262_acerbates
acetates102013062_acetates
acierates11310812_acierates
aerates74627492_a_erates
ameerates1149062ameerates
cerates95428252__cerates
lacerate102214702lacerate_
lacerated122210672lacerated
macerator13217632macerator
macerators14167482macerators
macrames1438952mac_rames
maculates132013722maculates
makebates1744972makebates
maleates103316342male_ates
maturates11311762maturates
moderates12710752moderates
racemates1348852racemates
ulcerates1148852ulcerates
valerates12310542valerates

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436273.65633215.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.06243990.9
 
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