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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forstar” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

19 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
star4803776(None) 
scar66434201scar
sear47353841sear
sitar54820541sitar
soar46838671soar
spar65433301spar
stab67329931stab
stag57332001stag
stair54719931stair
stare54440261stare
stark95425621stark
stars55836571stars
start55642311start
stat47352691stat
staw78627691staw
stay78333721stay
stir45723241stir
tar37570691_tar
tsar47819801tsar

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit13983190.25055932.0
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691190.310576422.6