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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 “asterisks” 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.

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
asterisks134683(None) 
asterisk1248691asterisk_
asterisms11511081asterisms
asterias8317032asteri_as
asterisked1542912asterisked
asterism10413272asteris_m
arterials949723arterials
arteries8321513arteri_es
arteritis949773arteritis
asperses104111673asper_ses
asteria7316203asteri__a
asterisking1652973asterisking
asteriskless1651233asteriskless
asteroids1048753asteroids
asters65631603aster___s
astricts1049463ast_ricts
autecisms1346033autecisms
auteurisms1244083auteurisms
auteurists1045093auteurists
casteisms1345253caste_isms
esterases949633esterases
laserdisks1551503las_erdisks
lutefisks1641733lutefisks
masteries111018513masteri_es
pastelists1245793pastelists
pasteurises1343963pasteurises
satirises9410193satirises
satirists958923satirists
stricks134310693_st_ricks
wasteries121115363wasteri_es

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641307.51619776.6
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691307.93622516.5
 
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