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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 “perforators” 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.

26 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
perforators164485(None) 
perforator1545441perforator_
perorators1249351per_orators
percolators1545362percolators
perforates1558862perforat_es
perforations1747872perforations
performatory2252582performatory
perorator1149742per_orator_
personators1345542personators
corporators1546653corporators
decorators1347873de_corators
meliorators13115003meliorators
perborates1459213perborat_es
percolator1445913percolator_
perforate1459463perforat__e
perforated1656893perforat_ed
perforating1747023perforating
perforation1649003perforation
performers17164103perfor_mers
permeators1447403per_meators
perorates11417023per_orat_es
perorations13314063per_orations
perpetrators1653393perpetrators
personator1245853personator_
preparators1554723preparators
pronators11411303p_r_onators

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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633264.87324960.6
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.29533747.1
 
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