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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 “perforates” 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.

63 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
perforates155886(None) 
perborates1459211perborates
perforate1459461perforate_
perforated1656891perforated
perorates11417021per_orates
perborate13510142perborate_
percolates14410422percolates
perforator1545442perforator
perforators1644852perforators
perfusates1543992perfusates
periodates1347862periodates
perorate10417922per_orate_
perorated12412472per_orated
personates122510692personates
priorates11410762p_riorates
prorates10418072p_r_orates
cerebrates1447913cerebrates
corporates14410733corporates
decorates12314743de_corates
derogates11310973der_ogates
ephorates1459163_ephorates
ferrates113013423fer__rates
imperforate1853053imperforate_
meliorates1288913meliorates
mercurates1446853mercurates
pastorates12410163pastorates
penetrates1248723penetrates
perchlorates1953383perchlorates
percolate13411163percolate_
percolated1548263percolated
perennates1256763perennates
perfoliate1555443perfoliate_
perforating1747023perforating
perforation1649003perforation
perforations1747873perforations
perforce1544963perfor_ce_
performances2172683performances
performatives2392683performatives
performed17155303perfor_med
performer16145133perfor_mer
performers17164103performers
performs1547493perfor__ms
perfusate1444833perfusate_
periodate1248343periodate_
permeates13311773per_meates
perorator1149743per_orator
perorators1249353per_orators
perpetrates1566203perpetrates
personages13276533personages
personate112111423personate_
personated13258293personated
phorates13413043p__horates
preformats1744413preformat_s
prelocates1468353prelocates
priorate10411733p_riorate_
probates12414283p_r_obates
pronates10418373p_r_onates
prorate9418733p_r_orate_
prorated11513713p_r_orated
rectorates12410373rectorates
reformates1546263re_formates
serrates82617023ser__rates
sororates9410473sor_orates

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603637.20619511.9
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691637.67223291.3
 
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