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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 “kestrels” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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123 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
kestrels123581(None) 
kestrel1137111kestrel_
bestrews1335602bestrews
costrels1038932costrels
petrels9279372pe_trels
peytrels1363372peytrels
restress82511772restress
wastrels1136202wastrels
astrals75515243_astrals
australs8359533australs
beshrews1643163beshrews
bestrew1248003bestre_w
bestrewn1343333bestrewn
bestrows1337043bestrows
betels84515063be_t_els
bethels1238533be_thels
bistres94017213bistre_s
centrals102712033centrals
centres93817123centre_s
coistrels1145263coistrels
costrel9310373costrel_
desirers939263desirers
desires81316133desire_s
destriers1038143destriers
destroys1236693destroys
distress9311713distress
dottrels963493dottrels
entrees71813773_entrees
esteems935243_esteems
esters64627733_est_ers
estral64716513_estral_
estrays10529403_estrays
estreat7314813_estreat
estreats839423_estreats
estrins7315853_estrins
estriols856253_estriols
estrous7712533_estrous
estrums9208603_estrums
estrus61912113_estr_us
ferrels10248623fe_rrels
festers104121393fest_ers
fewtrils1443203fewtrils
gastreas957263gastreas
gestes75721393gest_e_s
gesturers1044283gesturers
gestures9310013gesture_s
hostels103712323host_els
jesters144118193jest_ers
keels94622413ke___els
keesters12319593keest_ers
keisters123212043keist_ers
kelters113813753kelt_ers
kennels11387193ke_nnels
kentes105118653kent_e_s
kernels11417953ke_rnels
ketols104210763ke_t_ols
kettles113411613kettle_s
kevels134410713ke__vels
keysters15326333keyst_ers
kiesters123310153kiest_ers
kistfuls1553833kistfuls
listels74212433list_els
lustres73013233lustre_s
mestees94617753mest_ees
metres85121563me_tre_s
minstrels1145693minstrels
mistrals101212633mistrals
mistress10310703mistress
nesters74422793nest_ers
nestlers8359233nestlers
nestles73015463nestle_s
neutrals846283neutrals
nostrils848183nostrils
oestrins8312673oestrins
oestriols944333oestriols
oestrous869923oestrous
oestrums10156473oestrums
oestrus7169583oestr_us
pastels95215183past_els
pesterers112510463pesterers
pesters93827093pest_ers
pestles93217693pestle_s
petrel83111533pe_trel_
petrols92913083pe_trols
peytrals1355493peytrals
peytrel1264253peytrel_
poitrels1035243poitrels
prestress1138133prestress
resters74130403rest_ers
restless82713163restless
restorals978073restorals
restorers95110113restorers
restores85222993restore_s
restyles1139193restyles
sestets7911473sest_ets
sorels63921163__sorels
steels64117983__steels
streels73811343__streels
streps86218063__streps
stress66616673__stress
strews96817103__strews
testees74215913test_ees
testers74124543test_ers
testes65125823test_e_s
tetryls1034643te_tryls
unsteels845793unsteels
unstress837373unstress
ventrals112910003ventrals
vessels1035933ves_sels
vestals104612333vest_als
vestees103513173vest_ees
vestless11258843vestless
vestral104111013vestral_
vestries11314053vestries
vestures11311043vesture_s
wastrel1037553wastrel_
westerly1445553westerly
westerns11328963westerns
westers105221963west_ers
yestreen1144603yestreen
yestreens1243533yestreens
zesters163517293zest_ers
zestless17247433zestless

Search took 9 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 Limit1461621237.54619369.5
3Display Results1231230.0462673.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911238.01522294.6
 
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