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

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

30 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
nectarous114471(None) 
nectaries1149812nectaries
nectars938462nectar__s
anestrous946603anest_rous
decorous1138853dec_orous
dexterous1745553dexterous
dextrous1646593dext_rous
estrous7712533_est_rous
hectares1338853hectar_es
lecherous1445033lecherous
nectar838853nectar___
nectarean1142913nectarean
nectarial1147103nectarial
nectaried1245443nectaried
nectarine1146983nectarine
nectarines1246893nectarines
nectary1246223nectar__y
nefarious1243943ne_farious
negatrons10275843negatrons
neotenous954813neotenous
neutrons838293neut_rons
nitrous73512483n_it_rous
oestrous869923oest_rous
pectinous1345553pectinous
petalous1058973pe_talous
petrous92714423pe_t_rous
sectaries11312243sectaries
sextarius1644213sextarius
tartarous946423tartarous
venturous1245583venturous

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit148641307.81019032.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691308.23621696.3
 
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