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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 “posterior” 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.

31 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
posterior114783(None) 
posteriors1256811posteriors
posteriorly1652672posteriorly
posterity1448692posterity
postriot10412252post_riot
anterior8611053_anterior
exterior1547373_exterior
fosterer11239523foster_er
fostering132411263fostering
interior8513093_interior
pesterer102412703pester_er
pestering122315663pestering
portering122012303portering
possessor1143203possessor
poster84129173poste___r
posteriority1762363posteriority
postern93615613poster__n
posterns102713723poster_ns
posters93928013poster__s
postilion11117463postilion
postprison1453183postprison
postrider1246653post_rider
posttrial1146513posttrial
posturer1038923postur_er
posturing1238993posturing
posturist11410443posturist
potterer102310263potter_er
potteries11313593potteries
pottering122612003pottering
stertor7310093__stertor
ulterior845443_ulterior

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641316.82621775.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.26524596.1
 
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