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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 “pattern” 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.

72 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
pattern9371205(None) 
pastern94415061pastern
patten84418191patte_n
patter84628261patter_
patterns10439941patterns
patters94825191patters
astern64815812_astern
attorn6310792_attorn
batten85217122batte_n
batter84928872batter_
batters94626012batters
battery124911812battery
bittern94810682bittern
cattery123811602cattery
cittern9339142cittern
eastern74412532eastern
fatten94314902fatte_n
fatter94523212fatter_
gittern8337502gittern
hatter94724872hatter_
hatters104221522hatters
lantern7310012lantern
latten65018202latte_n
latter65027892latter_
matter84325342matter_
matters94421752matters
mattery123810712mattery
natter64420742natter_
natters73718062natters
palter84423262palter_
palters94021682palters
paster85734372paster_
pasterns104112622pasterns
pasters94531732pasters
paten74827342pa_te_n
pater74740722pa_ter_
paters84935832pa_ters
patted94724682patte_d
pattee84323382patte_e
pattens95414922pattens
pattered112714202pattered
patterer103112172patterer
pattering122314422pattering
patterned1265742patterned
patzer173111642patzer_
patzers184210572patzers
petter83924772petter_
petters93722362petters
phatter123810202phatter_
platter93917412platter_
platters103415282platters
postern93615612postern
potteen9319672potteen
potter83926982potter_
potters94024342potters
pottery123011072pottery
putter83921442putter_
putters94219192putters
ratteen7329112ratteen
ratten64217382ratte_n
ratter64326312ratter_
ratters74422472ratters
repattern1143662repattern
saltern74010652saltern
slattern837092slattern
spatter94016522spatter_
spatters103914702spatters
tatter64024572tatter_
tatters74520482tatters
watter93221982watter_
yatter94116212yatter_
yatters103914622yatters

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671723.25033129.5
3Display Results72720.0164500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691723.64249064.0
 
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