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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 “fester” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

176 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
fester9472351(None) 
ester54727711_ester
faster94625771faster
feaster10812981feaster
feater95224051feater
festers104121391festers
fetter94120381fetter
foster94322221foster
jester134319151jester
nester64124181nester
pester84827591pester
rester63832431rester
tester64227151tester
wester94222891wester
yester93417981yester
zester153617791zester
aster55434892_aster
baster85333592baster
beater84729392beater
belter84720962belter
bested94922762bested
bestir8311162bestir
better84723702better
bister84922762bister
buster84726492buster
caster85232572caster
center84421412center
coster84331292coster
defter104215922defter
deter65028042de_ter
dexter143810892dexter
diester83013682diester
duster74919722duster
easter65027982easter
eater54639842_eater
enter54726382_enter
esker94412982_esker
esters64627732_esters
falter94519052falter
fasted105320952fasted
fasten95114892fasten
fatter94523212fatter
fearer94820182fearer
feasted11310842feasted
feasters11511562feasters
feather133613502feather
feeder103513842feeder
feeler93215172feeler
feistier1136192feistier
feller94419552feller
felted103714652felted
fencer114613532fencer
fender103718722fender
fesse86116332fesse_
fessed104515062fessed
fesses94820252fesses
fest74949442fest__
festal94213562festal
festered122512112festered
fests85828042fest_s
fete75734922fe_te_
feted94420932fe_ted
fetes85630142fe_tes
fetor81214532fe_tor
fetted104817892fetted
fetters103517902fetters
fever115617952fe_ver
fewer115216122fe_wer
feyer115014522fe_yer
fibster12146532fibster
filter94517632filter
fisher124917142fisher
fisted104218702fisted
fitter94120032fitter
fleeter103210362fleeter
flesher133610922flesher
fluster103913062fluster
fluter95316862fluter
footer94320772footer
forester11313672forester
fosters104220102fosters
frater94520592frater
fresher132612642fresher
fretter103412752fretter
fusser94813772fusser
fustier104213932fustier
gaster75027352gaster
geste65920692geste_
gestes75721392gestes
getter74117612getter
heater94828302heater
hefter124313922hefter
heister103613622heister
infester11239432infester
jested144416502jested
jesters144118192jesters
juster134617012juster
keester11319912keester
keister113011572keister
kelter103214382kelter
keyster14256152keyster
kiester11329972kiester
laster64830632laster
lefter93613432lefter
leister73212752leister
lesser63514852lesser
letter63722582letter
lister64527252lister
luster64023672luster
master84831342master
meeter83616502meeter
meister93114162meister
melter83520112melter
mestee84523882mestee
meter75130322me_ter
mister84728562mister
muster84724522muster
neater64424312neater
nested74720062nested
nesters74422792nesters
nestler73510452nestler
nestor63713422nestor
netter63722022netter
neuter63713792neuter
ouster64223732ouster
oyster94111702oyster
paster85734372paster
pelter83321622pelter
penster92811952penster
perter84422282perter
pesters93827092pesters
pestier94317402pestier
peter74427592pe_ter
petter83924772petter
pewter114013672pewter
poster84129172poster
prester93519622prester
quester161410022quester
raster64731442raster
renter64527412renter
rested74430782rested
resters74130402resters
roster64329082roster
seater64534162seater
sestet6826202sestet
setter64023722setter
sister64421582sister
taster64930572taster
teeter65420312teeter
tenter64623932tenter
tested74421522tested
testee64323302testee
testers74124542testers
testes65125822testes
testier74015642testier
tetter64322452tetter
ulster63712102ulster
vaster94521022vaster
venter94218722venter
vesper1138082vesper
vested104217352vested
vestee94319152vestee
vetter93417642vetter
waster95228942waster
webster1236092webster
welter93417382welter
western102911102western
westers105221962westers
wetter93919442wetter
wrester102812412wrester
xyster16366802xyster
yestern10338642yestern
zested164214042zested
zesters163517292zesters
zestier163010222zestier
zoster153715852zoster

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit825511762.34335233.0
3Display Results1761760.0463826.1
 (SQL Overall)1786911762.73265406.7
 
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