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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 “pattering” 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.

68 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
pattering12231443(None) 
battering122715151battering
mattering122314061mattering
nattering102212221nattering
paltering122612901paltering
patterning1346071patterning
pottering122612001pottering
puttering122611641puttering
spattering13107791spattering
tattering102212331tattering
yattering132410451yattering
altering91917122_altering
attiring939482_attiring
bantering122414242bantering
bartering122313652bartering
battening12268862battening
bettering122212762bettering
bittering122512002bittering
blattering13108722blattering
buttering122312532buttering
cantering122417382cantering
catering112019912ca_tering
chattering16108642chattering
clattering13109232clattering
faltering132211122faltering
fathering161010092fathering
fattening13287832fattening
fettering132310512fettering
flattering1498742flattering
gartering112111592gartering
gathering1499462gathering
gettering112310032gettering
guttering112410442guttering
haltering132212012haltering
jittering17218422jittering
lathering13912252lathering
lettering102112072lettering
littering102411982littering
mastering122315312mastering
muttering122611322muttering
pampering1638382pampering
pandering133211962pandering
papering132213312pa_pering
partnering1345552partnering
pastoring12310852pastoring
pasturing1238432pasturing
pattern93712052patter_n_
patternings1443182patternings
patterns10439942patter_ns
patting103722342patt__ing
paupering1437272paupering
peltering122011672peltering
pestering122315662pestering
petering112516812p_etering
plastering1339242plastering
portering122012302portering
pothering151911282pothering
rattening10288762rattening
scattering1398012scattering
shattering1498282shattering
smattering1397582smattering
splattering1454542splattering
sputtering13106462sputtering
tittering102310312tittering
tottering10229612tottering
uttering91613082_uttering
waitering13310722waitering
watering122316322wa_tering

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 Filter1786911214360.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit121436687.76615636.9
3Display Results68680.0631079.4
 (SQL Overall)178691688.62520717.8
 
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