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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 “lambastes” 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.

46 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
lambastes1311469(None) 
lambaste12145011lambaste_
lambasted14103251lambasted
lambasts12145621lambast_s
lambast11129892lambast__
lampases1267292lampas_es
abases85720773_a_bas_es
abashes12510373_a_bashes
abates85825033_a_ba_tes
alabaster1143353alabaster
alabasters1243253alabasters
amasses93912853_am_asses
ambages1269623_amba_ges
ambaries123312383_ambaries
ambsaces1455213_ambsaces
ambushes1535803_ambushes
bastes85330383___bastes
bombaster1543803bombaster
bombasters1643713bombasters
bombasts1444953bombast_s
camases114216343cam_as_es
camasses12388973cam_asses
cambists1437023cambist_s
clambakes1943313clamba_kes
gamashes1456943gam_ashes
gambades1435863gamba_des
gambadoes1542833gambadoes
hamates122917683ham_a_tes
iambuses1235783iambus_es
impastes12238193_impastes
labiates101011513la_biates
lactases1038513lactas_es
lactates10311223lacta_tes
lambadas1354873lamba_das
lambasting1543343lambasting
lamberts12348793lambert_s
lambies113015113lamb__ies
laminates112712903laminates
lamister1037653lam_ister
lamisters1157123lam_isters
lamster9109913lam__ster
lamsters1099753lam__sters
lavashes1445573la_vashes
limbate1139213limba_te_
limbuses1234903limbus_es
radwastes1364123radwastes

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641466.28323657.6
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691466.73326539.6
 
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