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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 “hostelries” 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.

33 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
hostelries134542(None) 
hosieries1249212hosie_ries
booteries11312773boote_ries
costmaries1446913costmaries
coteries10422703co_te_ries
easterlies1046713easterlies
histories12412473hist_ories
hosteled1237283hostel__ed
hosteler1137273hostel__er
hostelers1246633hostel_ers
hosteling1337893hostel_ing
hostelled1345703hostel_led
hosteller1245833hostel_ler
hostellers1344653hostellers
hostelling1446163hostelling
hostelry1443913hostelr__y
hostels103712313hostel___s
hostesses1247173hoste_sses
hostiles11312213hostil__es
hostilities14127653hostilities
hostlers113310483hostler__s
hotelier1137633ho_tel_ier
hoteliers1245803ho_tel_iers
hysterias1547153hyste_rias
hysterics1746053hyste_rics
lotteries9311073lotte_ries
masteries111018493maste_ries
mysteries141211193myste_ries
ostiaries948803_ostiaries
potteries11313593potte_ries
roseries8317313ros_e_ries
wasteries121115343waste_ries
westerlies1345613westerlies

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603335.90623806.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.32528251.5
 
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