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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 “presto” 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.

38 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
presto8421620(None) 
pesto75723721p_esto
prest75736351prest_
prestos93716081prestos
prests84021261prests
aristo6414032aristo
crest74632692crest_
crests85218702crests
drest65530342drest_
fresco1136472fresco
peso66925822p_es_o
pest65555292p_est_
pestos84719082p_estos
pests75933272p_ests
pesty106421712p_esty
petto76021042p_etto
presa74319042pres_a
prese75228382pres_e
preset84430982preset
presets94216422presets
preshow15237412preshow
press75425952pres_s
pressor93512882pressor
prester93519622prester
prestore104217352prestore
pretor8315752pre_tor
pretty11510872pretty
priest84125422priest_
priests93810862priests
pronto8313992pronto
proso77222412pros_o
prost75434102prost_
purest84021932purest_
recto74520802_recto
rest46459842_rest_
rests54935872_rests
wrest84925432wrest_
wrests95313082wrests

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551382.70330540.5
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.09257791.4
 
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