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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 “defectors” 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.

115 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
defectors1523788(None) 
defecators1656251defecators
defector14277951defector_
deflectors1654771deflectors
detectors12278301detectors
defeaters13289102defeaters
defecator1546382defecator_
defections161510202defections
defects134511522defect__s
deflators13348152deflators
deflector1555062deflector_
depictors1465942depictors
detecters12217752detecters
detector11278322detector_
directors1248142directors
effectors1755032effectors
ejectors17328662_ejectors
electors103013862_electors
erectors103514262_erectors
infectors14218552infectors
refectory1746022refectory
reflectors1545502reflectors
rejectors18247612rejectors
selectors1148972selectors
affecters1763933affecters
bisectors1345733bisectors
cofactors1645943cofactors
deaerators11107713deaerators
debtors1038533d__ebtors
decenters122410373decenters
decors94017773d__ec_ors
dedicators1447743dedicators
defacers14237993defac_ers
defalcators1742863defalcators
defeater122611663defeater_
defeats113511233defeat__s
defeature1344343defeature
defeatures1444013defeatures
defecates1538593defecates
defecations1779003defecations
defect124816173defect___
defected15289973defect_ed
defecting162510223defecting
defection151610643defection
defective1848003defective
defectives1945683defectives
defenders1436363defenders
deferrers13115153deferrers
defers105116943defe___rs
deflaters13298703deflaters
deflator12328343deflator_
deflections17187323deflections
deflects14336733deflect__s
dejections20168353dejections
dejects17389223deject__s
delators92314833de_lators
delegators1245633delegators
demeanors1243743demeanors
demetons1137623deme_tons
depicters1435823depicters
depictor1355513depictor_
desecrators1445233desecrators
deserters10129983deserters
detecter11298733detecter_
detections131410043detections
detects104011093detect__s
detesters10298303detesters
detractors13147293detractors
deviators1358553deviators
digestors11257273digestors
director1147783director_
directory1545883directory
dissectors1345363dissectors
doctors1039993d__octors
eductors1135983_eductors
effecters1764323effecters
effector1644873effector_
ejector16378603_ejector_
elector93313263_elector_
electros102811753_electros
enactors1038463_enactors
erecters102611613_erecters
erector93513813_erector_
evertors1138953_evertors
evictors13276863_evictors
exactors1737023_exactors
executors1844653_executors
factors12912133__factors
fetors91014473__fe_tors
hectors123513263__hectors
infecters14257583infecters
infector13478853infector_
inflectors1545223inflectors
injectors18216723injectors
lectors93415773__lectors
neglectors1363543neglectors
objectors2044053objectors
perfecters1745433perfecters
perfectos16106073perfecto_s
prelectors1447883prelectors
reactors103212293re_actors
receptors1356933receptors
rectors93520523__rectors
redactors1247543redactors
reductors1246523reductors
refections151811643refections
refectories1646433refectories
refects124012743refect__s
reflector1445733reflector_
refractors15156273refractors
rejecters18257543rejecters
rejector17237723rejector_
sectors93116453__sectors
selector1048623selector_
vectors123212593__vectors

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 Limit1486411157.39020113.8
3Display Results1151150.0462500.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911157.85922737.1
 
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