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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 “plaisters” 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.

32 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
plaisters113781(None) 
plaister1068011plaister_
plaiters103512631plai_ters
plasters103518131pla_sters
blasters104116142bla_sters
blisters104015082bl_isters
cloisters1137432cloisters
glisters93912602gl_isters
klisters123910482kl_isters
lamisters1157122_lamisters
lamsters1099752_lamsters
lasters75627692_la_sters
leisters83312822_leisters
listers74026532_l_isters
painters103013022p_ainters
palmisters1444672palmisters
pasters94531732p_a_sters
piasters102912812pia_sters
pilasters1138222pila_sters
placaters1336472placaters
plaistered1344132plaistered
plaiter93615392plai_ter_
planishers1584772planishers
plankters1544582plankters
planters102915322pla_nters
plashers133813452pla_shers
plaster93318692pla_ster_
plastery13279702pla_stery
platers93924092pla__ters
platters103415282pla_tters
praisers103410832prais_ers
waisters113811522_waisters

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121436323.70632767.4
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691324.13943172.5
 
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