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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 “preterit” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

102 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
preterit1031585(None) 
preterite11613211preterite
preterits11410971preterits
pretermit1347131pretermit
preedit10512462pre_edit
preterites12411802preterites
preterm11310162preter_m
pretermits1445042pretermits
preterms1237222preterms
pretest9517632prete_st
pretext1639662prete_xt
pretreat10311922pretreat
pretrim11310782pret_rim
ureteric1046242ureteric
criteria1048013criteria
demerit10314993_demerit
feterita1166483_feterita
papeterie1345193papeterie
peerie83617893p_e_erie
peewit111110903p_e_ewit
perter84422283perter__
pertest9317043perte_st
pervert12315583perver_t
peter74427593p_eter__
petered103314973p_etered
petering112516813p_etering
peters86624593p_eter_s
petit74332653p_et__it
posterity1448693posterity
prater84825353prater__
praters94921653prater_s
preadmit1346813preadmit
preaudit1177023preaudit
precent113520263prece_nt
precept133112513prece_pt
preedits1168763pre_edits
preemie11310563pre_emie
preempt1337723pre_empt
preerect1259273pre_erect
preexist1747963pre_exist
prefect141011073prefe_ct
prefer113813203prefer__
prefers123713333prefer_s
preheat12413893prehe_at
prelect111013833prele_ct
prelimit1259123prelimit
premedic1546303premedic
premeet11615153preme_et
preprint12314183pre_print
preriot9316413pr__eriot
prescript1547033prescript
present94022733prese_nt
preserve13108803preserve
preset84430983prese__t
presort95219543presor_t
presplit1247753presplit
prester93519623prester__
presterna1145263presterna
presters103419003prester_s
preteen939873prete_en
preteens1038123preteens
pretell938243prete_ll
pretells1047333pretells
pretence122312123pretence
pretend104011013prete_nd
pretends11299113pretends
pretense10199823pretense
pretests10310013pretests
pretexts1735603pretexts
pretor8315753pretor__
pretorial11512653pretorial
pretorian11511553pretorian
pretors9316813pretor_s
pretrain10310923pretrain
pretreats1146933pretreats
pretrial10511983pret_rial
pretrims1238983pret_rims
prevent124016553preve_nt
preverb14317063prever_b
preverbs15295303preverbs
previsit13410073previsit
preyer114413733preyer__
preyers124412363preyer_s
progeria1147943progeria
protect11313633prote_ct
protei82615313prote_i_
proteid103513673prote_id
protein92414733prote_in
protest9317533prote_st
pterin81014153p__terin
pyrethrin1764403pyrethrin
reedit7617223_re_edit
reemit8717223_re_emit
retest64028453_rete_st
retort66831153_retor_t
retreat7317533_retreat
retrim83514883_ret_rim
reverie103615163_reverie
revert93529113_rever_t
ureter6313203ureter__
ureteral856233ureteral
ureters7311823ureter_s

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1461621027.78018786.9
3Display Results1021020.0333090.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911028.23621696.3
 
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