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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 “compost” 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.

35 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
compost13451535(None) 
comport133616841comport
compos124818801compos_
compose135716661compose
composts144210911composts
campos125217952campos_
campout13412852campout
cohost115217212co_host
combos125316612combos_
combust1338362combust
comfort143611692comfort
comose105016842com_ose
compact153712212compact
compart134016002compart
compas125817062compas_
compass13379562compass
complot13310682complot
complots1438162complots
compo115318572compo__
compone136517192compone
compony1613011912compony
comports143411982comports
composed154612062composed
composer145012952composer
composes145017112composes
composite15410152composite
composted16378812composted
composter15369562composter
compote135616462compote
comps115526052comp_s_
compt116328222comp__t
compts125216652compts_
copout10418782co_pout
impost103011782_impost
topmost1148172topmost

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671353.50030763.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.90645747.8
 
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