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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 “perforating” 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.

35 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
perforating174702(None) 
perorating13313131per_orating
percolating1657322percolating
perforation1649002perforation
perforations1747872perforations
performing1844942perfor_ming
personating1447672personating
prorating12314282p_r_orating
cerebrating1646663cerebrating
decorating14312073de_corating
derogating1348633der_ogating
meliorating1446563meliorating
mercurating1645953mercurating
penetrating1447663penetrating
perennating1445543perennating
perfecting1847513perf_ecting
perforate1459463perforat__e
perforated1656893perforat_ed
perforates1558863perforat_es
perforator1545443perforat_or
perforators1644853perforators
performative22103873performative
permeating1539923per_meating
peroration12316003per_oration
perorations13314063per_orations
perpetrating1745203perpetrating
perverting1646623perver_ting
preformatting2152073preformatting
preforming1846233prefor_ming
prelocating1647413prelocating
presorting1339983presor_ting
probating14311193p_r_obating
pronating12313763p_r_onating
purporting1543793purpor_ting
serrating10513213ser__rating

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633355.50322103.0
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691355.90630255.8
 
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