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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 “estray” 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.

32 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
estray9571333(None) 
astray95615541astray
estral64716511estral
estrays10529401estrays
stray88525571_stray
ashtray13805552ashtray
astral66919282astral
betray111511442betray
destroy1138152destroy
entrap8710562entrap
entry82414262entr_y
essay867622es_say
estrayed1236392estrayed
estreat7314812estreat
estrin6315922estrin
estrual7367932estrual
estrum81810512estrum
estrus61912112estrus
estuary1034682estuary
extra1239002extra_
extras13310222extras
respray1236502respray
spray106720062_spray
stay78333722_st_ay
strap77925262_strap
straw813321292_straw
strawy1210312822_strawy
strays96417932_strays
stroy87720392_stroy
tray77632592__tray
vestral104111012vestral
vestry1238622vestr_y

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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551322.42034112.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691322.82663231.1
 
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