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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordirecter” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
directer113758(None) 
directed1238231directed
director1147781director
detecter11298732detecter
diester83013682di_ester
dieter73516772di_e_ter
digester10258432digester
dimeter10411892dime_ter
direct93817332direct__
directest1246302directest
directly1455302directly
directors1248142directors
directory1545882directory
directs102710262direct_s
diverter12238622diverter
erecter93113392_erecter

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911210590.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit121059165.65621403.6
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691166.46927622.7