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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 “detractor” 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.

59 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
detractor1214721(None) 
detractors13147291detractors
retractor11218511retractor
attractor1145822attractor
detector11278322det_ector
detract101414632detract__
detracted1357792detracted
detraction13138582detraction
detracts11138832detract_s
extractor1846722extractor
refractor14156322refractor
retractors12158582retractors
tractor9311332__tractor
abstractor1444383abstractor
aerator7314843ae_ra_tor
attracter1146093attracter
attractors1245843attractors
contractor1449073contractor
deaerator10128113deaera_tor
decorator1248573decora_tor
dedicator1348253dedicator
defecator1546383defecator
defector14277953de_fector
deflator12328343defla_tor
deflector1555063deflector
delator83015023de_la_tor
depictor1355513de_pictor
depurator1247023depura_tor
detacher1437543det_acher
detecter11298733det_ecter
detectors12278303det_ectors
detonator1045983detonator
detracting1438713detracting
detractions14118273detractions
detractive1647373detractive
deviator1248313devia_tor
director1147773d_irector
enactor938033_e_nactor
erector93513803_e_rector
exactor1636623_e_xactor
extractors1946423extractors
infractor1465943infractor
nitrator849553nitra_tor
protractor1446263protractor
reactor93011653re__actor
redactor1147023re_dactor
reenactor1184353reenactor
refractors15156273refractors
refractory18134773refractory
retracer101411883retrac_er
retract91318113retract__
retracted12410953retracted
retraction121310533retraction
retracts101111313retract_s
tetrachord1653383tetrachord
titrator858543titra_tor
tractors10312563__tractors
traitor7310123__traitor
varactor1345683_varactor

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 Limit148641597.10620917.7
3Display Results59590.0331787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691597.29524495.0
 
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