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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 “scattering” 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.

31 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
scattering139801(None) 
scatterings14103971scatterings
scuttering1386631scuttering
shattering1498281shattering
smattering1397581smattering
spattering13107791spattering
battering122715152_battering
blattering13108722blattering
cantering122417382_cantering
catering112019912_ca_tering
chattering16108642chattering
clattering13109232clattering
flattering1498742flattering
mattering122314062_mattering
nattering102212222_nattering
pattering122314432_pattering
scampering1745322scampering
scarpering1545412scarpering
scatteringly1872492scatteringly
scatting113311812scatt__ing
sceptering1545792sceptering
shuttering1496562shuttering
skittering1535392skittering
slathering14108282slathering
smatterings14103842smatterings
splattering1454542splattering
sputtering13106462sputtering
squattering2143802squattering
stuttering1196352stuttering
tattering102212332_tattering
yattering132410452_yattering

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 Filter1786911088240.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit108824315.09321367.4
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691315.49932495.2
 
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