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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 “gatepost” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
gatepost114544(None) 
gateposts1243101gateposts
airpost939243_airpost
antepast1048293antepast
galipot1049543galipo_t
galipots1145213galipots
gamest94919923game__st
gateaus866333gateaus_
gatefold1343543gatefold
gatehouse1345163gatehouse
gateless9279953gateless
gaters74728643gate_rs_
gates65939513gate__s_
gayest104314333gaye__st
gazebos1933493gazebos_
gjetost1543223g_jetost
gluepot1045103gluepo_t
gluepots1142983gluepots
goalpost1143853goalpost
guidepost1352093guidepost
lakeport1446343lakeport
lamppost1443513lamppost
latest63822703late__st
matelot9411573matelo_t
matelots1047533matelots
milepost1245733milepost
outpost9612443out_post

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162276.98320931.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.40524131.1
 
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