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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 “wastes” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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194 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
wastes9622488(None) 
bastes85330381bastes
castes85631861castes
hastes95727071hastes
pastes85233911pastes
tastes64126421tastes
washes124425491washes
waste86125051waste_
wasted104423021wasted
waster95228941waster
wasters104026591wasters
wasts87433671wast_s
antes56334322_antes
ashes86230612_ashes
asses55629282_asses
aster55434892_aster
asters65631602_asters
ates45047922_a_tes
bases75644352bas_es
bashes115631392bashes
basses85428302basses
baste74829982baste_
basted95227232basted
baster85333592baster
basters94930302basters
basts75936932bast_s
bates75846342ba_tes
cartes86239472cartes
cases75048382cas_es
cashes114729882cashes
caste75932362caste_
caster85232572caster
casters94729902casters
castles94917732castles
casts77237792cast_s
cates75951892ca_tes
dashes106124982dashes
dates65639152da_tes
eases56041612eas_es
easies64126632easies
easter65027982easter
easters75125682easters
easts57530322east_s
fasces114914542fasces
fashes124524022fashes
fasted105320952fasted
fasten95114892fasten
fastens105511752fastens
faster94625772faster
fastest102413722fastest
fasts86429682fast_s
fates85139232fa_tes
gases65633992gas_es
gashes105725152gashes
gasses75724782gasses
gasted84821582gasted
gaster75027352gaster
gasters85624292gasters
gasts66628632gast_s
gates65939512ga_tes
gestes75721392gestes
hashes125024802hashes
haste85927862haste_
hasted105125282hasted
hasten95718562hasten
hastens106214812hastens
hates86742572ha_tes
lases54944762las_es
lashes94831002lashes
lasses64827592lasses
lasted74323602lasted
laster64830632laster
lasters75627692lasters
lasts57731262last_s
lattes65324202lattes
mantes84430782mantes
mashes115030002mashes
masses85028712masses
masted94025802masted
master84831342master
masters94628922masters
masts77035762mast_s
mates75251362ma_tes
mattes85624532mattes
nasties73520492nasties
nates55238332na_tes
oases55330982oas_es
oasts56529182oast_s
pases75346502pas_es
pashes115828392pashes
passes86030472passes
pastas85422872pastas
paste74932952paste_
pasted94426902pasted
pastel85918712pastel
pastels95215182pastels
paster85734372paster
pasters94531732pasters
pasties94529812pasties
pastis84924322pastis
pasts75936502past_s
pates76047892pa_tes
pistes85325632pistes
rases55447212ras_es
rashes95330152rashes
raster64731442raster
rasters74629022rasters
rates55352012ra_tes
sashes94728482sashes
sasses64124392sasses
sates54949322sa_tes
sautes63924912sautes
swashes134714402swashes
tasses64826762tasses
taste55127232taste_
tasted74123972tasted
taster64930572taster
tasters74225642tasters
tates55444982ta_tes
testes65125822testes
vases84626262vas_es
vaster94521022vaster
vastest102911512vastest
vasts86423772vast_s
wackes154717712wackes
wades95634142wa_des
wadies105121202wadies
wadsets1136442wadsets
waes76048602wa__es
wafted134012142wafted
wafter124114612wafter
wafters134112812wafters
wafts116920552waft_s
wages95330932wa_ges
waisted114210942waisted
waister103812382waister
waisters113811522waisters
waists97415452waist_s
waited103819772waited
waiter94321252waiter
waiters104218622waiters
waits88333522wait_s
waives123714182waives
wakes126633652wa_kes
wales86142832wa_les
walies95324522walies
waltzes1935952waltzes
wames106432802wa_mes
wanes85040882wa_nes
wanted104319722wanted
wanter94423052wanter
wanters104420092wanters
wants87932212want_s
wares88250582wa_res
warsles103413642warsles
warstles11368802warstles
warted104223232warted
warts814840402wart_s
washed135521502washed
washer124720392washer
washers134517522washers
wasps106714692was_ps
wast75655852wast__
wastages12109752wastages
wastery134610992wastery
wastrel1037552wastrel
wastrels1136202wastrels
wastries111212882wastries
wastry12388772wastry
water84733312wa_ter
waters95030632wa_ters
wats77555882wa_t_s
watter93221982watter
wattest102412152wattest
wattles103814072wattles
watts86923092wa_tts
waves115633922wa_ves
wavies125019842wavies
waxes155825502wa_xes
wester94222892wester
westers105221962westers
wests85727002west_s
whites123919882whites
wises85633192wis_es
wishes124920952wishes
wisses94619602wisses
wisted104120272wisted
wists86728522wist_s
wites85536962w_ites
wrasses103812592wrasses
wrastles11328932wrastles
writes94420332writes
wusses93314892wusses
wytes114113432w_ytes

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit825511942.20337472.1
3Display Results1941940.0633079.4
 (SQL Overall)1786911942.59268939.4
 
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