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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 “pilasters” 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.

25 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
pilasters113822(None) 
piasters102912811pi_asters
pilaster1038161pilaster_
pinasters1136821pinasters
plasters103518131p_lasters
blasters104116142_blasters
diasters92913182di_asters
dilaters92513062dila_ters
disasters1039152disasters
filisters1237002filisters
lasters75627692__lasters
pasters94531732p__asters
piaster93012882pi_aster_
piastres10249302pi_astres
pilsners1035532pil_sners
pinaster1037112pinaster_
plaisters1137812p_laisters
plaiters103512632p_laiters
planters102915322p_lanters
plashers133813452p_lashers
plaster93318692p_laster_
plastery13279702p_lastery
platers93924092p_la_ters
platters103415282p_latters
pollsters1137172pollsters

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 Filter1786911214360.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121436253.76632245.4
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691253.92245561.2
 
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