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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 “placatory” 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.

48 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
placatory164571(None) 
lavatory1445692_lavatory
palpatory1645212palpatory
piscatory1645272piscatory
placater1238012placater_
placaters1336472placaters
precatory1649112precatory
aleatory1148813al_eatory
amatory1238623__amatory
applicatory2053403applicatory
educatory1545443educatory
enactory1346143enac_tory
explanatory2352603explanatory
explicatory2553843explicatory
factory15108343_fac_tory
lactary1237843_lac_tary
laudatory1344603_laudatory
locator93110423_locator_
locators102910433_locators
locutory1344273_locutory
natatory1146603_natatory
olfactory1743083olfac_tory
palpator1247123palpator_
palpators1346793palpators
piscator1246923piscator_
piscators1347083piscators
placably17156673placa_bly
placard1236783placa__rd
placate11312433placat__e
placated1338453placat_ed
placates12311753placat_es
placating1438513placating
placation1339773placation
placations1438583placations
placative1646223placative
planetary1443903planetary
plastery13279703pla_stery
playactor1642083playactor_
playactors1742033playactors
plicately1644563plicately
plicature1344023plicature
potatory1348413p_otatory
predatory1547703predatory
prefatory1746683prefatory
probatory1647113probatory
pulsatory1474613pulsatory
purgatory1544413purgatory
saltatory1245623saltatory

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641487.51619776.6
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.70223200.6
 
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