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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 “ashler” 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.

40 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
ashler945997(None) 
ashier94714831ashier
ashlar9338191ashlar
ashlers10319581ashlers
abler75624312a_bler
achier113914262achier
ambler104916452ambler
ampler104313302ampler
angler74017862angler
antler64615552antler
ashed97829772ash_ed
ashen87818672ash_en
ashes86230612ash_es
ashlars10297062ashlars
ashlered1244622ashlered
ashless10318452ashless
ashmen1168172ashmen
ashore9414612ashore
asker96418782as_ker
asper75520432as_per
aster55434892as_ter
basher115123812bash_er
cashier123713322cashier
dasher104318982dash_er
dashier114311182dashier
gasher104320372gash_er
kasher134915032kash_er
lasher94824532lash_er
masher114123202mash_er
ostler63312192ostler
rasher95024122rash_er
sailer63526102sailer
sheer84726892_sheer
shier85428942_shier
shlep104914832_shlep
shoer84722162_shoer
shyer114714782_shyer
usher84517762ush_er
washer124720392wash_er
washier133611152washier

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551402.37634743.7
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691402.74965002.2
 
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