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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 “thirst” 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.

33 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
thirst931225(None) 
athirst1037871athirst
thirsts1036241thirsts
thirsty1354081thirsty
first86226122_first
hist76551542_hi_st
horst85833512_horst
hurst85527192_hurst
shiest95821522shiest
shirt84533892shir_t
shirts94918332shirts
shist84829602shi_st
theirs94610352theirs_
theist9314762theist
thins85826322thins_
thir76420542thir__
thiram1139942thiram
third95912492thir_d
thirds10438602thirds
thirl85416822thir_l
thirls95012062thirls
thirsted1235212thirsted
thirster1135672thirster
thirty12378402thirty
this76027382thi_s_
thrift12412042thrift
thrust91911892thrust
thyrse1235132thyrse
thyrsi1234452thyrsi
twist86820982twi_st
whilst1239142whilst
whirs115218092whirs_
whist115322952whi_st

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 Filter178691825510.236757165.3
2DLD Change Limit82551333.36024568.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.60949512.6
 
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