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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 “abstruse” 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.

28 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
abstruse106551(None) 
abstruser1162971abstruser
abstrusely1551732abstrusely
abstrusest1253172abstrusest
abortus9397913abortus_
abortuses1144993abortuses
abscise1145953abs_cise
absolute1044483absolute
absorbs1135613absorbs_
absterge1154083absterge
absterges1244763absterges
abstract1249223abstract
abstrict1257943abstrict
abstrusity1551883abstrusity
absurds1035003absurds_
abuse77119563ab___use
anestrus856313anestrus_
astride8311973a_stride
astute6310763a_st_ute
distrust949943distrust
estrus61912113_estrus_
estruses838483_estruses
mistrust1049203mistrust
obstruct1246033obstruct
obtrude1044243ob_trude
obtuse8147483ob_t_use
oestrus7169583oestrus_
oestruses946403oestruses

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162286.33023090.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.76626410.1
 
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