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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 “hamster” 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.

48 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
hamster1281042(None) 
hamsters13710421hamsters
lamster9109911lamster
aster55434892_a_ster
baster85333592ba_ster
caster85232572ca_ster
chaster124718502cha_ster
dabster1036702dabster
easter65027982ea_ster
faster94625772fa_ster
gagster9317632gagster
gamester1137322gamester
gaster75027352ga_ster
hafter124815882ha_fter
halter94420882ha_lter
hamate113319832hamate_
hamates122917682hamates
hammer138120032ham_mer
hammier143510652hammier
hamper134518652ham_per
harsher13310362harsher
haste85927862ha_ste_
hasted105125282ha_sted
hasten95718562ha_sten
hastes95727072ha_stes
hastier103916622ha_stier
hater85034752ha__ter
hatter94724872ha_tter
haunter103111152haunter
hawser125910842haws_er
heister103613622heister
hipster12288782hipster
hoister103714202hoister
holster103512212holster
lamister1037652lamister
lamsters1099752lamsters
laster64830632la_ster
master84831342ma_ster
paster85734372pa_ster
raster64731442ra_ster
scamster1235302scamster
seamster1037142seamster
tapster9299272tapster
taster64930572ta_ster
teamster1036292teamster
vaster94521022va_ster
waister103812382waister
waster95228942wa_ster

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671483.45631154.8
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691483.84246509.9
 
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