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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 “pestled” 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.

51 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
pestled10271144(None) 
nestled8349901nestled
pestle83215841pestle_
pestles93217691pestles
pettled103611511pettled
beetled1038212beetled
bested94922752best_ed
bustled104011512bustled
castled104311512castled
fettled11378932fettled
gentled9389092gentled
hustled113210132hustled
jested144416502jest_ed
jostled15267082jostled
justled15338092justled
mettled103510542mettled
nested74720062nest_ed
nestle63013952nestle_
nestler73510442nestler
nestles73015462nestles
nettled8339942nettled
pasted94426902past_ed
pealed95322812pe_aled
pearled10411552pearled
pebbled1445402pebbled
pedaled113711892pedaled
peddled123410542peddled
peeled94119712pe_eled
pelted94617762pelt_ed
peopled1238502peopled
periled10316322periled
pester84827592pest_er
pestered112814962pestered
pestier94317402pestier
petaled103614152petaled
petted94121522pe_tted
pettle84116052pettle_
pettles93916482pettles
pistoled11259592pistoled
posted93722492post_ed
pustuled1134952pustuled
resiled84621982resiled
resoled84119282resoled
rested74430782rest_ed
restyled1236942restyled
rustled83311322rustled
settled83210872settled
tested74421522test_ed
vested104217352vest_ed
wrestled12296762wrestled
zested164214042zest_ed

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671513.34332207.9
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691513.71948048.1
 
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