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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 “bolsters” 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.

53 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
bolsters10371245(None) 
boasters103915661boasters
bolster93713421bolster_
bolters94017801bol_ters
boosters104013441boosters
holsters113211941holsters
balusters1136642balusters
basters94930302b_asters
belters93819412bel_ters
bilsteds1134272bilsteds
bisters93922612b_isters
blasters104116142blasters
blisters104015082blisters
bloaters103311022bloaters
blotters104110982blotters
blusters104413892blusters
boaster94616432boaster_
boaters93419242bo_aters
boletes9316062bolete_s
bolstered1246092bolstered
bolsterer1145482bolsterer
bolsterers1244682bolsterers
bolter83920752bol_ter_
booster94314552booster_
bursters1038982bursters
busters94724132b_usters
coasters104317332coasters
colters93522442col_ters
costers94128332co_sters
fosters104220102fo_sters
hoisters113513482hoisters
holster103512212holster_
jolters143711992jol_ters
jousters153210422jousters
lobsters10268742lobsters
mobsters12359062mobsters
molesters1198872molesters
molters93816972mol_ters
monsters103314552monsters
oldsters996732_oldsters
ousters74122792_ousters
oysters103411692_oysters
pollsters1137172pollsters
posters93928012po_sters
roasters83615932roasters
roisters83615552roisters
roosters83514662roosters
rosters73727542ro_sters
rousters84315682rousters
roysters113610532roysters
toasters83912722toasters
ulsters72711982_ulsters
zosters163015412zo_sters

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059533.45335059.1
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691533.85646341.0
 
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