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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 “nurturer” 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.

73 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
nurturer84447(None) 
nurture736641nurture_
nurtured935251nurtured
nurturers943351nurturers
nurtures837441nurtures
murmurer1242872murmurer
nurtural845492nurtural
torturer835492torturer
augurer8136343au_gurer
austerer838383austerer
barterer102711633barterer
burrer83718473bur__rer
capturer1246093capturer
culture939393culture_
cultured1137233cultured
cultures10310153cultures
curter85320083curt__er
furfures1445663furfures
further1337003furt_her
furtherer1543813furtherer
future939563fu_ture_
futures10310263fu_tures
gesturer935983gesturer
hurter93915853hurt__er
lecturer10136033lecturer
maturer938983_maturer
multure939183multure_
multures1039333multures
murderer1145263murderer
murmured1343113murmured
murmurers1342673murmurers
murther1237953murt_her
mutterer10218913mutterer
nature6311263n_ature_
natured838963n_atured
natures7311963n_atures
nervure1034973nervure_
nervures1135123nervures
norther1039733nort_her
numberer12186313numberer
nurser64314503nur__ser
nurturant964853nurturant
nurturing1045013nurturing
nutsier7329253nu_tsier
nutter63918053nu_t_ter
nuttier73112023nu_ttier
pasturer1037523pasturer
perjurer17285903perjurer
perturber1343153perturber
posturer1038923posturer
purpure1195993purpure_
purpures1276143purpures
pursuer9338893pursu_er
purtier93214093purt_ier
putterer10209913putterer
quarterer18145713quarterer
rupture966163rupture_
ruptured1144683ruptured
ruptures1056683ruptures
suture6313203su_ture_
sutured8310373su_tured
sutures7314223su_tures
torture738593torture_
tortured935843tortured
torturers944343torturers
tortures838913tortures
turtler72610323turt_ler
untruer737113untru_er
usurer638103_u_surer
utterer71910463_utterer
venturer1137243venturer
vulture1036763vulture_
vultures1137213vultures

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162736.54622328.4
3Display Results73730.0302433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691737.01225483.6
 
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