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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

64 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
pestle8321584(None) 
nestle63013951nestle
pestled102711451pestled
pestles93217691pestles
pettle84116051pettle
apostle937852apostle
beetle8311672beetle
bustle84015482bustle
castle84918962castle
epistle957892epistle
fettle93713122fettle
gentle74014512gentle
geste65920692gest_e
hustle93113992hustle
istle52214712_istle
jostle13319862jostle
justle133211582justle
kettle104311612kettle
mestee84523882mestee
mettle83815722mettle
nestled8349912nestled
nestler73510452nestler
nestles73015462nestles
nettle64514582nettle
paste74932952past_e
pastel85918712pastel
pastie85525522pastie
pebble1238002pebble
peddle103512822peddle
pele65539552pe__le
penile82219602penile
pensile92713542pensile
people10310192people
pertly115312552pertly
pesade9311102pesade
pest65555292pest__
pester84827592pester
pesthole1347552pesthole
pestier94317402pestier
pesto75723722pest_o
pestos84719082pestos
pests75933272pest_s
pesty106421712pest_y
pettled103611512pettled
pettles93916482pettles
pintle83818262pintle
piste75824602pist_e
pistole92414312pistole
posole8314222posole
postie84123962postie
pottle84416102pottle
presale9416352presale
pustule937682pustule
resale64025542resale
resile64627672resile
resole64624182resole
restyle1038762restyle
rustle63615412rustle
settle63915662settle
testae64216252testae
testee64323302testee
trestle72611362trestle
vestee94319152vestee
wrestle10298842wrestle

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551642.59331836.1
3Display Results64640.0164000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691642.98259923.2
 
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