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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 “upstairs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

55 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
upstairs104364(None) 
upstair943981upstair_
upstirs935291upst_irs
stairs65416332__stairs
upsoars985412upsoa_rs
upstagers12173332upstagers
upstages11147372upstages
upstands1144092upstands
upstare9158682upsta_re
upstares10178582upstares
upstart9159752upsta_rt
upstarts10165272upstarts
upstaters11174802upstaters
upstates10189642upstates
upstir835382upst_ir_
abstains1047323abstains
bestirs9311133best_irs
costars94218013costa_rs
despairs1144943despairs
destains9311813destains
distains9413603distains
instars7411133insta_rs
pairs75325833_p__airs
staigs75414813__staigs
stains64923653__stains
stair54719943__stair_
stars55836573__sta_rs
stirs55921623__st_irs
sustains838553sustains
ulsters72711983ulst_ers
unchairs1345503unchairs
unhairs1036373u_nhairs
unstacks1446043unstacks
unstates81314993unstates
upbears1195423upbea_rs
upbraids1343553upbraids
updaters11255183updaters
uprears9107493uprea_rs
uproars986453uproa_rs
upscales12155993upscales
upsetters1143653upsetters
upsoar8105683upsoa_r_
upstage10167443upsta_ge
upstaged12135243upstaged
upstager11164633upstager
upstaging1344113upstaging
upstand1045343upsta_nd
upstared11156573upstared
upstaring1235963upstaring
upstate91610493upsta_te
upstater10156663upstater
upsteps1133743upst_eps
uptakes1336593up_takes
uptalks1333723up_talks
uptears9106453up_tears

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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162556.21623513.8
3Display Results55550.0331666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691556.42227824.8
 
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