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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 “mate” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 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
mate6515422(None) 
ate37059241_ate
bate66552421bate
cate66254601cate
date56443321date
fate75444281fate
gate55746571gate
hate78450171hate
late47560481late
mabe85733361mabe
mace87345791mace
made75440241made
mae57659111ma_e
mage75739131mage
make105537891make
male66052301male
mane65052031mane
mare64759331mare
mat58083941mat_
mated85537781mated
mater74438861mater
mates75251361mates
matey107022661matey
math95437451math
mats65460291mats
matt65752661matt
matte75626841matte
maze155434981maze
mete64438131mete
mite66249411mite
mote67048081mote
mute65136871mute
pate65350461pate
rate45458761rate
sate45556101sate
tate44748601tate

Search took 2 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 Filter178691139830.513348325.5
2DLD Change Limit13983360.50027966.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691361.029173655.0
 
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