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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 “fastest” 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.

51 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
fastest10241372(None) 
fattest102913061fattest
vastest102911511vastest
aptest82917512_aptest
attest62618612_attest
basest84720492bas_est
bastes85330382bastes_
castes85631862castes_
chastest1349702chastest
daftest11248942daftest
easiest72318772easiest
fabbest1438032fabbest
fainest10417702fainest
faintest1139072faintest
fairest10412292fairest
falsest10310012falsest
fantast10311702fantast
farthest1499862farthest
fasces114914542fasces_
fascist1239212fascist
fashes124524022fashes_
fasted105320952faste_d
fasten95114892faste_n
fastens105511752fastens
faster94625772faste_r
fastness11238762fastness
fasts86429682fast_s_
fates85139232fa_tes_
fattiest113514312fattiest
featest102715112featest
fittest102510802fittest
flattest1138712flattest
fustiest113014572fustiest
gashest114813412gashest
hastes95727072hastes_
hastiest112916492hastiest
justest1449892justest
latest63822702la_test
mostest9314792mostest
nastiest83615952nastiest
pastes85233912pastes_
pastiest103319542pastiest
rashest103916872rashest
saltest71916512saltest
tartest72517532tartest
tastes64126422tastes_
tastiest83216632tastiest
tautest72612442tautest
vastiest112713072vastiest
wastes96224882wastes_
wattest102412152wattest

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671513.26632967.2
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691513.67248663.1
 
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