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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 “instruct” 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.

62 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
instruct104754(None) 
instructs1145791instructs
construct1358712construct
destruct1148382destruct
instinct1048722instinct
instructed1345632instructed
instructor1255162instructor
intrust7311492in_trust
obstruct1246032obstruct
abstract1249223abstract
abstrict1257943abstrict
astrict9614793_astrict
constrict13711623constrict
constructs1457053constructs
destructs1245773destructs
distract11313023distract
district11413873district
distrust949943distrust
entrust7410883en_trust
incrust949203in_crust
indirect1147523indirect
induct93212743in__duct
infarct1249013infar_ct
infract12610003in_fract
insect83916583ins__ect
insert64325253inser__t
insomuch1582003insomuch
inspect1138463ins_pect
instance1049873instance
instancy1346563instancy
instant7815343inst_ant
instincts1144533instincts
instroke1245583instroke
instructing1446293instructing
instruction13137943instruction
instructive1656483instructive
instructors1355383instructors
instrument1255573instrument
insult62813673ins__ult
insurant8411413insurant
intact8314663in_t_act
interact10316463interact
intercut10411113intercut
intrant7318753in_trant
intreat7416303in_treat
introit7414533in_troit
intrude837403in_trude
intrusts837723in_trusts
intuit6314083in_t_uit
misstruck1762523misstruck
mistrust1049203mistrust
obstructs1344573obstructs
restrict10313633restrict
restruck1445223restruck
strict84821043__strict
struck12489263__struck
strunt64918913__strunt
strut56030733__stru_t
sunstruck1552583sunstruck
unitrust845563unitrust
unstrung954653unstrung
unstuck1345023unst_uck

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162627.01320841.6
3Display Results62620.0331878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691627.46923924.4
 
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