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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 “hamsters” 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.

39 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
hamsters1371042(None) 
hamster12810421hamster_
lamsters1099751lamsters
asters65631602_a_sters
basters94930302ba_sters
casters94729902ca_sters
dabsters1137052dabsters
easters75125682ea_sters
gagsters10317082gagsters
gamesters1236732gamesters
gasters85624292ga_sters
hafters134614332ha_fters
halters104619802ha_lters
hamates122917682hamate_s
hammers144216062ham_mers
hampers143616952ham_pers
hastens106214812ha_stens
hastes95727072ha_ste_s
haters94930402ha__ters
hatters104221522ha_tters
haunters11329542haunters
hawsers13409482haws_ers
heisters113413132heisters
hipsters13268792hipsters
hoisters113513482hoisters
holsters113211942holsters
lamisters1157122lamisters
lamster9109912lamster_
lasters75627692la_sters
masters94628922ma_sters
pasters94531732pa_sters
rasters74629022ra_sters
scamsters1334992scamsters
seamsters1136332seamsters
tapsters10318802tapsters
tasters74225642ta_sters
teamsters1135972teamsters
waisters113811522waisters
wasters104026592wa_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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059393.42335366.3
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691393.82646704.4
 
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