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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 “hysterics” 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.

40 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
hysterics174605(None) 
hysterias1547151hysterias
hysteric1647531hysteric_
hysteria1447392hysteri_a
hysterical1854442hysterical
mysteries141211192mysteries
systemics1644272systemics
asterias8317013_asterias
cysteins1355733cyste_ins
dysgenics1652863dysgenics
dyslexics2271923dyslexics
enterics10312853_enterics
hatterias1258743hatterias
historic1388943historic_
histories12412473histories
hosieries1249213hosieries
hostelries1345423hostelries
hygienics1851833hygienics
hystereses1643803hystereses
hysteresis1653443hysteresis
hysteretic1853973hysteretic_
hysteroid1645903hysteroid
icterics1247063_icterics
listerias959243listerias
masteries111018493masteries
mysterious1543903mysterious
mystics14279103myst__ics
neoterics1145693neoterics
obstetrics1452593obstetrics
oysterers1245573oysterers
oystering1337563oystering
oysterings1443903oysterings
oysters103411693oyster__s
sferics1236133__sferics
shysters14106463shyster__s
steric8317063__steric_
systemic1545933systemic_
wasteries121115343wasteries
wisterias1248113wisterias
xysters17307163xyster__s

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641407.14320809.3
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691407.56223630.1
 
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