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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 “caster” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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276 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
caster8523257(None) 
aster55434891_aster
baster85333601baster
canter85230111canter
carter84932271carter
caste75932361caste_
casters94729901casters
castes85631861castes
castor84418531castor
cater74840721ca_ter
chaster124718501chaster
coaster94219041coaster
coster84331291coster
easter65027981easter
faster94625771faster
gaster75027351gaster
laster64830631laster
master84831341master
paster85734371paster
raster64731441raster
taster64930571taster
vaster94521021vaster
waster95228941waster
acuter84412862acuter
after85719792_after
alter54828502_alter
apter76120202_apter
asker96418782_asker
asper75520432_asper
astern64815812_astern
asters65631602_asters
astir55517092_astir
baiter84422562baiter
banter84825342banter
barter85525382barter
baser74828922bas_er
basher115123812basher
baste74829982baste_
basted95227232basted
basters94930312basters
bastes85330382bastes
batter84928882batter
bister84922762bister
blaster94017302blaster
boaster94616432boaster
buster84726492buster
caber95126832ca_ber
cabler104519172cabler
cadaster1136902cadaster
cadger105013912cadger
cager85229222ca_ger
cagier93715932cagier
cahier113615772cahier
cakier123115242cakier
calker124917082calker
caller85125482caller
calmer105216932calmer
camber124418482camber
camper124722212camper
cancer104220922cancer
caner75334772ca_ner
canister101710852canister
canker124422522canker
canner84625982canner
canoer85121072canoer
canted94825782canted
canters94827732canters
cantor85621522cantor
caper94831622ca_per
capper124421982capper
captor104914602captor
carder94524182carder
career85822242career
carer74942332ca_rer
carper104923632carper
carte75940422carte_
carted98631442carted
cartel85022532cartel
carters95327262carters
cartes86239472cartes
carver114420152carver
case65848082cas_e_
cased86032412cas_ed
casern84713312cas_ern
cases75048382cas_es
cashed125124352cashed
cashes114729882cashes
cashew144311452cashew
cashier123713322cashier
casked134815512casked
casket124820992casket
cast67159902cast__
castle84918962castle
castled104311512castled
castles94917732castles
castors94919442castors
casts77237792cast_s
cate66254602ca_te_
caters85336502ca_ters
cates75951892ca_tes
catted95422472catted
cattery123811602cattery
cattier93317072cattier
causer84117782causer
cautery12349592cautery
caver105629062ca_ver
center84421412center
chanter123919732chanter
chapter144213852chapter
charter123918302charter
chaser114918382chas_er
chaste114617392chaste_
chasten124312402chasten
chatter124416642chatter
cisted95217522cisted
cistern93310702cistern
citer74827332c_iter
clasher124615512clasher
clasper113811862clasper
classer93614612classer
clatter94014972clatter
cluster94013332cluster
clyster12317452clyster
coasted104015962coasted
coasters104317342coasters
coater84329572coater
colter84625092colter
cooter85128612cooter
copter109822012copter
cosher114819902cosher
cosier84423762cosier
costar85518612costar
costed95623122costed
costers94128342costers
cotter84926672cotter
couter84930222couter
crafter124111332crafter
crasher124616162crasher
crasser94114342crasser
crater85026642crater
curter85320082curter
cusser86016092cusser
cuter74728232c_uter
cutter84521002cutter
cytaster1383862cytaster
dabster1036702dabster
dafter104813342dafter
darter75320362darter
dasher104318982dasher
dater65332312da_ter
diaster82813312diaster
duster74919722duster
easier64218462easier
eastern74412532eastern
easters75125682easters
eater54639842ea_ter
ester54727712_ester
falter94519052falter
fasted105320952fasted
fasten95114892fasten
fatter94523212fatter
feaster10812982feaster
fester94723512fester
foster94322222foster
gagster9317632gagster
gaiter73819502gaiter
garter74420512garter
gasher104320372gasher
gasper94515542gasper
gasser75017772gasser
gasted84821582gasted
gasters85624302gasters
gater64533652ga_ter
hafter124815882hafter
halter94420882halter
hamster12810422hamster
haste85927862haste_
hasted105125282hasted
hasten95718562hasten
hastes95727072hastes
hastier103916622hastier
hater85034752ha_ter
hatter94724872hatter
jasper154610382jasper
jester134319152jester
juster134617012juster
kasher134915032kasher
lamster9109912lamster
laser54633322las_er
lasher94824532lasher
lasted74323602lasted
lasters75627692lasters
later54843922la_ter
latter65027892latter
lister64527252lister
luster64023672luster
maser75029972mas_er
masher114123202masher
masker124416102masker
masted94025802masted
masters94628922masters
mastery124214322mastery
mater74438862ma_ter
matter84325342matter
mister84728562mister
muster84724522muster
nastier74115292nastier
natter64420742natter
nester64124182nester
oater55433732oa_ter
ouster64223732ouster
oyster94111702oyster
palter84423262palter
passer84721032passer
paste74932952paste_
pasted94426902pasted
pastel85918712pastel
pastern94415062pastern
pasters94531732pasters
pastes85233912pastes
pastier94320382pastier
pastor84817482pastor
pater74740732pa_ter
patter84628262patter
pester84827592pester
piaster93012882piaster
plaster93318692plaster
poster84129172poster
rafter94517582rafter
ranter63826822ranter
raser55633412ras_er
rasher95024122rasher
rasper83917332rasper
rasters74629022rasters
rater54943282ra_ter
ratter64326312ratter
rester63832432rester
roaster74116662roaster
roster64329082roster
salter64325082salter
scamster1235312scamster
scanter94215182scanter
scatter93815172scatter
sister64421582sister
tapster9299272tapster
tarter64023562tarter
taste55127232taste_
tasted74123972tasted
tasters74225642tasters
tastes64126422tastes
tastier711817092tastier
tater54138612ta_ter
tatter64024572tatter
tauter64318022tauter
tester64227152tester
toaster74414462toaster
ulster63712102ulster
vastier103613202vastier
wafter124114612wafter
waister103812382waister
waiter94321252waiter
wanter94423052wanter
washer124720392washer
waste86125052waste_
wasted104423022wasted
wasters104026592wasters
wastery134610992wastery
wastes96224882wastes
water84733322wa_ter
watter93221982watter
wester94222892wester
xyster16366802xyster
yatter94116212yatter
yester93417982yester
zester153617792zester
zoster153715852zoster

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit825512764.32619082.5
3Display Results2762760.0932967.7
 (SQL Overall)1786912764.76237524.4
 
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