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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 “started” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

122 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
started8421732(None) 
scarted104816121scarted
smarted105012611smarted
stared75429871star_ed
starred85013451starred
starter73817881starter
startled9208561startled
starved114911571starved
stated75427831sta_ted
tarted74923371_tarted
carted98631442_carted
charted135116852charted
darted84620922_darted
estated83715572esta_ted
farted105121782_farted
hearted113314022hearted
marted94425212_marted
parted94228682_parted
restarted10410052restarted
salted74121202s_alted
sated66238532s_a_ted
sauted74119602s_auted
scanted104114392scanted
scared95227292scar_ed
scarfed134711182scarfed
scarped124314402scarped
scarred104512632scarred
scatted103512772scatted
seared75232842sear_ed
seated75131062sea_ted
shafted14288812shafted
shared105829062shar_ed
sharked153613912sharked
sharped134112052sharped
shorted113614402shorted
skated114414882ska_ted
skirted12388612skirted
slanted83514742slanted
slated75028312sla_ted
slatted84015182slatted
smarten9348862smarten
smarter94113132smarter
snared74824552snar_ed
snarfed11378752snarfed
snarled83612362snarled
snorted83813492snorted
soared74324292soar_ed
sorted74523712s_orted
spared95427492spar_ed
sparged113512762sparged
sparked143513142sparked
sparred104512862sparred
spatted104014142spatted
spirted103913072spirted
sported104015432sported
spurted103111972spurted
stabbed123510372stabbed
stabled103514952stabled
stacked143416122stacked
stacte82113912stacte_
stactes91914632stactes
staffed14298282staffed
staged84521562sta_ged
stagged104212082stagged
stained84215342stained
staked114621942sta_ked
staled74728102sta_led
stalked123811172stalked
stalled83515682stalled
stamped124812812stamped
staned74824642sta_ned
stanged94113842stanged
stapled103613702stapled
starched14199312starched
stare54440262star_e_
starer64027362star_er
stares66038752star_es
starets73515922starets
starker114114692starker
starlet71620122starlet
start55642312start__
starters83714772starters
startle72511122startle
startler8248792startler
startles82111962startles
starts65423122start_s
startsy10536702startsy
startup934962startup
starve94613742starve_
starver104611992starver
starves104614552starves
stashed113812492stashed
state56237332sta_te_
stater64427562sta_ter
states64337082sta_tes
statued8459892statued
staved103918052sta_ved
stayed104817272sta_yed
stetted82610402stetted
stilted83511472stilted
stinted82914192stinted
stirred8359702stirred
stored75524212stor_ed
storied8515162storied
stormed1039042stormed
stotted83511422stotted
strafed114413332strafed
straked125415342straked
strawed114813612strawed
strayed114513282strayed
stunted83010402stunted
swarded1238152swarded
swarmed1367482swarmed
swatted114110692swatted
tared69340052_tar_ed
tarred74720282_tarred
tarter64023562_tarter
tasted74123972_tasted
tatted74920532_tatted
tauted75317112_tauted
upstarted1244212upstarted
warted104223232_warted

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1076711223.48330913.3
3Display Results1221220.0333697.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911223.90645747.8
 
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