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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 “potentate” 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.

38 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
potentate119725(None) 
potentates12106331potentates
potentiate12115891potentiate
potentiated1494362potentiated
potentiates13114862potentiates
attenuate974473attenuate
bidentate1245063bidentate
catenate10312833caten_ate
commentate16108173commentate
dentate8315153__dentate
edentate947703_edentate
extenuate1645003extenuate
intestate9159873intestate
orientate946513orientate
parentage1245603parentage
patellate1147483patellate
patentable1444933patentable
patentee1099943patent_ee
patinate103016313patin_ate
pectate112214693p__ectate
peltate92013773p__eltate
pennate93314033p__ennate
pentane9415743p__entane
perennate1147783perennate
phenate12412203p_hen_ate
polenta9310093polenta__
polentas1038743polenta_s
pollenate1157143pollen_ate
potence11711363poten__ce
potent84223353poten__t_
potential1148533potential
potentials1245543potentials
potentiator1353493potentiator
potently1347403potent_ly
pottage103310603pot__tage
protonate11412573proton_ate
tentage81010643__tentage
testate73916233__testate

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 Limit148641387.18620684.8
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.62523434.9
 
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