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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 “cestus” 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.

67 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
cestus8441291(None) 
caestus947771caestus
cestas85018541cestas
cestos84718091cestos
cistus84611341cistus
bests75932612best_s
bestud9439302bestud
bestuds10326752bestuds
cactus104912232cactus
cantus85117762cantus
castes85631862castes
casts77237792cast_s
casus76419252cas_us
celts75325782celt_s
census84310302census
centas85020702centas
centos85920462centos
cents74730332cent_s
centu76119412centu_
centum104012362centum
centums11398782centums
cercus105013152cercus
cereus85215522cereus
cerous85821202cerous
certes84623082certes
cesium1039582cesium
cesiums1136302cesiums
cess65326052ces__s
cesses84221362cesses
cesta75419482cest_a
cesti75217422cest_i
cestoi84511952cestoi
cestuses1038082cestuses
cetes75731102ce_tes
chests114916262chest_s
cists76624532cist_s
coitus8511892coitus
costs77231142cost_s
crests85218702crest_s
cuestas957932cuestas
cultus85110732cultus
cuscus1038112cuscus
custos84014312custos
cysts105912772cyst_s
estrus61912112_estrus
fests85828042fest_s
fetus85816542fe_tus
gestes75721392gestes
gests66028812gest_s
hests85829932hest_s
jests125922452jest_s
meatus85112922meatus
nests55728002nest_s
oestrus7169582oestrus
pestos84719082pestos
pests75933272pest_s
rectus83314632rectus
rests54935872rest_s
testes65125822testes
testis64916712testis
tests56530192test_s
vertus94613602vertus
vestas95916682vestas
vests85325982vest_s
wests85727002west_s
xystus16354422xystus
zests145419742zest_s

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551672.22037185.1
3Display Results67670.0164187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691672.57969286.9
 
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