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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 “ester” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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222 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
ester5472771(None) 
aster55434891aster
easter65027981easter
eater54639841eater
enter54726381enter
esker94412981esker
esters64627731esters
fester94723511fester
jester134319151jester
nester64124181nester
pester84827591pester
rester63832431rester
tester64227151tester
wester94222891wester
yester93417981yester
zester153617791zester
after85719792after
alter54828502alter
apter76120202apter
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
astern64815812astern
asters65631602asters
astir55517092astir
baster85333592baster
beater84729392beater
belter84720962belter
bested94922752bested
bestir8311162bestir
better84723702better
bister84922762bister
biter75030032biter
buster84726492buster
caster85232572caster
cater74840722cater
center84421412center
citer74827332citer
coster84331292coster
cuter74728232cuter
dater65332312dater
defter104215922defter
deter65028042deter
dexter143810892dexter
diester83013682diester
doter65428622doter
duster74919722duster
eager65526972eager
easier64218462easier
eastern74412532eastern
easters75125682easters
eaten55323052eaten
eaters65535952eaters
eatery95316352eatery
edger75215952edger
eger55923572e_ger
egger74414412egger
eider64624742eider
either94517422either
elater64724202elater
elder64020022elder
elver85216242elver
ember95516802ember
emeer74815362emeer
emmer94314462emmer
emoter85415192emoter
ender64325862ender
entera64216832entera
enters64425642enters
escar74011992escar
eses45336102es_es
eskar9457452eskar
eskers105312222eskers
esne47018792esne_
esnes54817362esnes
esses56422972esses
esteem838812esteem
estop74312102estop
ether84518772ether
ever77027692e_ver
ewer77523982e_wer
extern1348472extern
eyer76127282e_yer
faster94625772faster
feaster10812982feaster
feater95224052feater
festers104121392festers
fetter94120382fetter
foster94322222foster
gaster75027352gaster
gater64533652gater
geste65920692geste_
gestes75721392gestes
getter74117612getter
hater85034752hater
heater94828302heater
hefter124313922hefter
heister103613622heister
inter55028492inter
jested144416502jested
jesters144118192jesters
juster134617012juster
keester11319912keester
keister113011572keister
kelter103214382kelter
keyster14256152keyster
kiester11329972kiester
kiter95523212kiter
laster64830632laster
later54843922later
lefter93613432lefter
leister73212752leister
lesser63514852lesser
letter63722582letter
lister64527252lister
liter54736342liter
luster64023672luster
master84831342master
mater74438862mater
meeter83616502meeter
meister93114162meister
melter83520112melter
mestee84523882mestee
meter75130322meter
mister84728562mister
miter75734792miter
muster84724522muster
muter74525542muter
neater64424312neater
nested74720062nested
nesters74422792nesters
nestler73510442nestler
nestor63713422nestor
netter63722022netter
neuter63713792neuter
niter55028972niter
noter55025642noter
oater55433732oater
ofter84116872ofter
osier53518012osier
ostler63312192ostler
otter54423972otter
ouster64223732ouster
outer55633302outer
oxter123414092oxter
oyster94111702oyster
paster85734372paster
pater74740722pater
pelter83321622pelter
penster92811952penster
perter84422282perter
pesters93827092pesters
pestier94317402pestier
peter74427592peter
petter83924772petter
pewter114013672pewter
poster84129172poster
prester93519622prester
quester161410022quester
raster64731442raster
rater54943282rater
renter64527412renter
rested74430782rested
resters74130402resters
roster64329082roster
seater64534162seater
seder64826762seder
seer45547042_seer
ser36752402_s_er
serer55935512serer
sestet6826202sestet
setter64023722setter
sever85426052sever
sewer84426222sewer
sister64421582sister
star48037762_star
steer55423862_steer
stem610628252_stem
step67126292_step
stere55328542_stere
stern55319122_stern
stet45947322_stet
stew77525462_stew
stey76224412_stey
stir45723252_stir
suer45334032_suer
taster64930572taster
tater54138612tater
teeter65420312teeter
tenter64623932tenter
tested74421522tested
testee64323302testee
testers74124542testers
testes65125822testes
testier74015642testier
tetter64322452tetter
titer55430612titer
toter55932132toter
ulster63712102ulster
user45023002us_er
usher84517762usher
utter54218762utter
vaster94521022vaster
venter94218722venter
vesper1138082vesper
vested104217352vested
vestee94319152vestee
vetter93417642vetter
voter85121052voter
waster95228942waster
water84733312water
webster1236092webster
welter93417382welter
western102911092western
westers105221962westers
wetter93919442wetter
wrester102812412wrester
xyster16366802xyster
yestern10338632yestern
zested164214042zested
zesters163517292zesters
zestier163010222zestier
zoster153715852zoster

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538002221.56334421.0
3Display Results2222220.0633523.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912221.93692299.1
 
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