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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 “tempered” 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.

32 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
tempered1324822(None) 
tampered13279461tampered
temperer12227721temperer
attempered1551772attempered
bumpered1536002bumpered
compered153414922compered
hampered16239932hampered
membered1535902membered
pampered15229232pampered
peppered1236132peppered
retempered1543432retempered
simpered1338252simpered
tamperer12248892tamperer
tapered102612932t_apered
teddered11255182teddered
teetered9258302teetered
telfered1234882telfered
telphered1544222telphered
temped113912892temp__ed
temper103914092temper__
tempera11329042temper_a
temperas12278232temperas
temperers13247022temperers
tempers113513012temper_s
tempested1444032tempested
templed12278562temp_led
tempted12317282temp_ted
tendered102510602tendered
tentered96412102tentered
tethered1238492tethered
timbered13137382timbered
untempered1544042untempered

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059323.75032282.4
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691324.13943172.5
 
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