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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 “southeasters” 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.

47 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
southeasters155330(None) 
southeaster1453631southeaster_
southeastern1562621southeastern
northeasters1553392northeasters
southeasterly1972022southeasterly
southeasts1344232southeast__s
southwesters1862372southwesters
northeaster1453523northeaster_
northeastern1562623northeastern
outmasters1245733_out_masters
scoutmasters1652513scout_masters
southeast1246793southeast___
southeastward20101453southeastward
southeastwards21121223southeastwards
southwester1782513southwester_
southwestern1871983southwestern
bushmasters1852584_bushmasters
contesters12410184cont_e_sters
cotoneasters1452314cotoneasters
housemasters17153624housemasters
mouthwashes2262064mouthwashe_s
northeasterly1972114northeasterly
northeasts1363984northeast__s
northwesters1852754northwesters
oleasters936734_o__leasters
outcastes11118904_out_caste_s
outfeasted1444314_outfeaste_d
outfeasts12114334_outfeast__s
outhears11810394_outhea___rs
outmaster1147304_out_master_
outwastes12127694_out_waste_s
poetasters1245284poet__asters
posthastes1546274posth_aste_s
postmasters15115324post_masters
scoutmaster1562494scout_master_
softhearted1873104softhearte_d
soothsayers1751454soothsa_yers
southerlies1453274southerlie_s
southernness1552484southernness
southers114214454south____ers
southwesterly2271544southwesterly
southwests1642704southwest__s
sportscasters1761724sportscasters
stouthearted16112504stouthearte_d
suggesters1243434s_ugge_sters
theaters114211904___thea_ters
toothpastes1652094toothpaste_s

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790476.31319767.1
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691476.73326539.6
 
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