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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 “absterges” 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.

29 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
absterges124476(None) 
absterge1154081absterge_
absterged1353351absterged
asperges11318092a_sperges
abaters95115203abater__s
abscesses1344103abscesses
absences1247673abs_ences
absterging1453353absterging
abstruse1065513abst_ruse
arteries8321483a_rteries
asperses104111673a_sperses
asterias8317013a_sterias
asters65631603a_ster__s
auberges1146673a_uberges
austere7312993auster_e_
austerer838383auster_er
austerest948653auster_est
basters94930303baster__s
batteries11615113batteries
dabsters1137053dabster__s
deterges101510093_deterges
fosterages1444773fosterages
masteries111018493masteries
mysteries141211193mysteries
observes1346173obs_erves
serges74225973__s_erges
sesterces1147873sesterces
steres63929533__ster_es
wasteries121115343wasteries

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641296.31323545.2
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.73226543.5
 
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