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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 “postcards” 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.

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
postcards144573(None) 
postcard1346521postcard_
costards113510792cost_ards
postcavas1653522postcavas
postgrads1344872postgrads
postmarks1744752postmarks
potshards1544052potshards
bastards113310313bast_ards
boatyards1543963boatyards
bustards11308513bust_ards
coastwards1643063coastwards
costard104113353cost_ard_
costars94218013cost_ar_s
custards11338393cust_ards
dastards10278083dast_ards
discards1238913dis_cards
dotards937253do_t_ards
eastwards1344253eastwards
mustards11297883must_ards
notecards1243553notecards
ostmarks1443893_ostmarks
outwards1299123_outwards
petards104311153p_et_ards
placards1345813p_lacards
pochards1646853po_chards
pollards11299523po_llards
poniards1145823po_niards
postages112815323post_ages
postals93716373post_a_ls
postbags1345293postba_gs
postcava15134033postca_va
postcavae1653033postcavae
postcaval1662913postcaval
postcode1346323postc_ode
postcodes1446153postcodes
postcrash1643493postcrash
postdates1248863postdates
posterns102713723post_erns
posters93928013post_er_s
postfaces1656273postfaces
postforms1644603postforms
postgrad1245493postgrad_
postmark1645433postmar_k
postpaid1376543postpaid_
postures10313783post_ures
postwar1236903postwar__
potshard1444533potshard_
potsherds1544023potsherds
poulards11288233po_ulards
pushcarts1642253pushcarts
westwards1643393westwards

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641516.37323323.6
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.81226231.8
 
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