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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 “lobstick” 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
lobstick169401(None) 
lobsticks1773551lobsticks
lopstick1654181lopstick
joystick2442882joystick
lipstick1684492lipstick
lopsticks1783602lopsticks
nonstick1447592nonstick
bigstick1744283bigstick
chopstick2243063chopstick
crabstick1942533crabstick
dipstick1775223dipstick
downtick1843523downtick
flagstick1942793flagstick
fossick16134733fo_ssick
joysticks2542623joysticks
linstock1444433linstock
lipsticks1773773lipsticks
lobation102110553lobation
lobster9288853lobst_er
lobsters10268743lobsters
logistic1147823logistic_
logistics1245063logistics
lotic76420673lo__tic_
lovesick1742853lovesick
nonsticky1843293nonsticky
pigstick1744933pigstick
politick16289333politick
robotic1139223robotic_
robotics1245493robotics
slapstick1742863slapstick
solstice1047223solstice
stick115121563___stick
unstick1338123_unstick

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162336.56322270.6
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.99925530.9
 
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