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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 “estuaries” 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.

63 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
estuaries94621(None) 
actuaries1147572actuaries
bestiaries1245972bestiaries
estuarial943932estuarial
estuarine944982estuarine
ossuaries944552ossuaries
ostiaries948802ostiaries
textuaries1743622textuaries
vestiaries1345372vestiaries
centauries1245533centauries
centuries11311333centu_ries
costmaries1446913costmaries
dataries9314033dat_aries
eateries8324313eat_eries
ecstasies1145053ecst_asies
electuaries1354243electuaries
enquiries1854383enquiries
entries71523163ent__ries
escuages1145163escua_ges
esquires17266213esquir_es
estates74520183est_a_tes
esterases949633esterases
estranges10359983estranges
estrins7315853est__rins
estuary1034683estuar__y
eustacies1146603eust_acies
eustasies946023eust_asies
eutaxies1545793eut_axies
gestures9310013gestu_r_es
mortuaries1245373mortuaries
nectaries1149823nect_aries
notaries8314933not_aries
obituaries1243343obituaries
pessaries11108663pes_saries
restudies10156033restu_dies
rotaries8315693rot_aries
salaries8319593_salaries
sauries72821623_sau_ries
scurries102911483_scurries
sectaries11312243sectaries
slurries82710413_slurries
souaris7312333_souari_s
spurries102311323_spurries
squares163714463_squar_es
stares66038753_st_ar_es
starves104614553_st_arves
statuaries1054603statuaries
steadies9311123_steadies
stearines9311283_stearines
stearins8312143_stearins
stories7324273_st_ories
studdies10207073_studdies
studies82413863_stu_dies
sturdies92110273_sturdies
sudaries9312753_sudaries
tertiaries1047003tertiaries
testacies1148373test_acies
titularies1045413titularies
usuries7510633us_u_ries
vespiaries1543583vespiaries
vestries11314053vest__ries
vestures11311043vestu_r_es
votaries11312013vot_aries

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641637.54619698.0
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691637.99922339.2
 
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