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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 “shorter” 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.

85 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
shorter10351550(None) 
shooter103013991shooter
shorted113614401shorted
shorten103511411shorten
shouter103213081shouter
snorter74412661snorter
sorter64425091s_orter
sporter93616551sporter
aborter939932aborter
assorter866672assorter
charter123918302charter
chorten122811302chorten
chortler13336842chortler
exhorter1845352exhorter
hooter94123932_hooter
hotter94720082_hotter
hurter93915852_hurter
porter84224412_porter
scooter93312872scooter
scorer84818262scor_er
scorner9259762scorner
scoter83815482sco_ter
scouter93313322scouter
sharer95025482shar_er
sharker144313812sharker
sharper124312702sharper
shatter103615702shatter
sheeter103814912sheeter
shelter103214962shelter
shifter132911082shifter
shirker143711342shirker
shirtier1137942shirtier
shnorrer1143522shnorrer
shoaler102610082shoaler
shocker163411432shocker
shoer84722162sho__er
shooters112811582shooters
shopper143312632shopper
shore85432652shor_e_
shored105723652shor_ed
shores94830412shor_es
short85040532short__
shortener1245772shortener
shortens11288992shortens
shortest11310782shortest
shortia1048192shortia
shortie10411342shortie
shorties11414582shorties
shortly13387572shortly
shorts95321742short_s
shorty124313202short_y
shote85526102sho_te_
shotes95321912sho_tes
shotted113912402shotted
shotten10288462shotten
shouted113911552shouted
shouters113510622shouters
shover124515992sho_ver
shower124315112sho_wer
showier1339102showier
shunter103611732shunter
shutter103712142shutter
shyster13116562shyster
skirter11338482skirter
slotter73314452slotter
smarter94113132smarter
snorer64316762snor_er
snorted83813492snorted
snorters83410582snorters
softer94015312s_ofter
sorer56236592s_or_er
sorner64720392s_orner
sorted74523712s_orted
sorters74221132s_orters
souter64225922s_outer
sported104015432sported
sporters103714062sporters
sportier102010052sportier
spotter94514882spotter
spouter94213222spouter
spurter94013002spurter
starter73817882starter
storer64721672stor_er
stouter74012052stouter
swotter10399472swotter

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit107671853.11034620.9
3Display Results85850.0302833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691853.60649553.8
 
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