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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 “polestars” 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.

56 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
polestars115728(None) 
polestar1047111polestar_
lodestars1044412lodestars
molesters1198872molesters
olestras846582_olestras
palestras1145722palestras
podestas1146852podesta_s
polentas1038742polenta_s
pollsters1137172pollsters
polyesters1545232polyesters
bolsters103712453bol_sters
celestas1057083celesta_s
coleslaws1442793coleslaws
colessors1145663colessors
costars94218013co__stars
dopesters1237283dopesters
forestays1546623forestays
foresters12312533foresters
holsters113211943hol_sters
homestays1744723homestays
jokesters2044443jokesters
loadstars1043313loadstars
lodestar944413lodestar_
molester1099373molester_
molests93311563molest__s
oldsters996733_oldsters
oleasters936733_oleasters
olestra746173_olest_ra
palaestras1252643palaestras
palestra1045893palest_ra
palestrae1145383palestrae
palestral1145323palestral
pedestals1255203pedestals
pesters93827093p__esters
pilasters1138223pilasters
plasters103518133p_lasters
pleaters103613793p_leaters
plessors10278253p_lessors
podesta1036763podesta__
polars84419353pol___ars
polecats1248833pole_cats
polenta9310093polenta__
polers84225643pole___rs
poleward1455943pole_ward
polishers1477603polishers
pollster1037103pollster_
polluters1135033polluters
polyester1445353polyester_
postals93716383po__stals
posters93928013po__sters
presters103419003p_resters
proletary1445843prole_tary
protesters12169383protesters
protestors12169313protestors
protostars1246853protostars
pulsars9358913pul_s_ars

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641567.06321045.0
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691567.50223819.1
 
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