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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 “postscripts” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

26 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
postscripts1710209(None) 
postscript16123641postscript_
conscripts1644593co_nscripts
coscripts1543773co__scripts
postcrisis1454903post_crisis
posturists1247073post_urists
prescripts1644743p_rescripts
adscripts1442324__adscripts
conscript1547124co_nscript_
coscript1456634co__script_
manuscripts1751404manuscripts
nondescripts1761744nondescripts
outsprints1243574_outsprints
outstrips1145204_outstrip_s
posteriors1256814post_eriors
posterity1448694post_eri_ty
postriot10412254post__riot_
poststrike1653234poststri_ke
posturist11410444post_urist_
prescript1547034p_rescript_
putschists1752544p_utschists
rescripts1374574__rescripts
scripts11509374____scripts
subscripts1653234_subscripts
transcripts1554434transcripts
typescripts2081364typescripts

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819269.01616506.1
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691269.43518939.2
 
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