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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 “metros” 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.

58 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
metros8421780(None) 
metres85121561metres
metro74718801metro_
retros63820191retros
ceros74726072ce_ros
eros45238452_e_ros
ethos85514192_ethos
euros54920242_euros
fetors91014472fetors
genros74211332genros
heros84930862he_ros
heteros10312682heteros
intros64215772intros
macros104017012macros
maestros1046162maestros
matres84522232matres
matron83918312matron
matrons93517632matrons
matzos1749262matzos
memos95719112me_mos
mentors9314992mentors
mercs96020452me_rcs
meres75143572me_res
merks114722402me_rks
merls77423902me_rls
metals84520882metals
meteor84910072meteor
meteors94610012meteors
meters85625832meters
metes74736212met_es
method1239022method
methods1338882methods
meths105320232met_hs
metis75025902met_is
metol75917812met_ol
metols84115772metols
metre74821302metr_e
metred95315142metred
metric10314672metric
metrics11312362metrics
metrist9317062metrist
mezzos1635052mezzos
micros104115362micros
mitres83922072mitres
morros83714672morros
motors84616602motors
mottos84615242mottos
mythos14398462mythos
nitros64214122nitros
pedros9312182pedros
petrol82714062petrol
petrols92913082petrols
petrous92714422petrous
repros84216002repros
retro55020952retro_
tetras63017622tetras
tetris62816292tetris
zeros144918112ze_ros

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551582.23636919.1
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691582.59268939.4
 
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