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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 “fibster” 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.

31 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
fibster1214653(None) 
fibsters13126411fibsters
bister84922762bi_ster
dabster1036702dabster
diaster82813312diaster
diester83013682diester
faster94625772f_aster
feaster10812982feaster
fester94723512f_ester
fibber134811932fib_ber
fiber104921132fib__er
fighter143010772fighter
filister1137402filister
filter94517632fi_lter
fisher124917142fi_sher
fisted104218702fi_sted
fitter94120032fi_tter
fluster103913062fluster
foster94322222f_oster
fubsier12367762fubsier
hipster12288782hipster
kiester11329972kiester
lister64527252li_ster
lobster9288852lobster
minster93914322minster
mister84728562mi_ster
mobster11299212mobster
piaster93012882piaster
sister64421582si_ster
tipster9299052tipster
webster1236092webster

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671313.17333933.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.56250165.9
 
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