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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 “vestals” 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.

30 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
vestals10461233(None) 
vestal94615571vestal_
vestas95916681vesta_s
centals94317052centals
cestas85018542cesta_s
dentals83915392dentals
festal94213562festal_
gestalt8411172gestalt
gestalts955492gestalts
instals7611712instals
mescals112911572mescals
metals84520892me_tals
petals84719812pe_tals
postals93716382postals
rentals74017472rentals
reseals73917672reseals
vassals1057952vassals
veals84926192ve__als
ventails1139822ventails
ventrals112910002ventrals
verbals121910742verbals
vessels1035932vessels
vesta86618302vesta__
vestally1437412vestally
vestees103513172vestees
vestral104111012vestral_
vests85325982vest__s
vistas94513272vista_s
visuals1036862visuals
vitals94514302v_itals

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 Filter1786911076710.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit107671302.95336461.6
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691303.34653404.4
 
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