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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 “gesso” 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.

43 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
gesso64960(None) 
basso76017282basso
cess65326052cess_
cusso74912292cusso
ess36030882_ess_
fess76529162fess_
fesse86116332fesse
gassy95514022gassy
gecko124511112gecko
geds66730812geds_
gees55647882gees_
geese64316002geese
geest64829622geest
gels56836102gels_
gems75329112gems_
genro64914032genro
gens55740072gens_
gessoed935742gessoed
gessoes838292gessoes
gest56149132ge_st
geste65920692geste
gests66028812gests
gets55442482gets_
gismo848862gismo
guess64213362guess_
gussy95314322gussy
gusto65414642gusto
jess116022032jess_
jesse126012832jesse
kusso9398032kusso
lasso55015682lasso
lesbo739252lesbo
less45635102less_
lesson64412042lesson
lessor64010602lessor
mess65932432mess_
messy104913832messy
mosso74715182mosso
ness45526562ness_
peso66925822pe_so
pesos77221622pesos
pesto75723722pesto
verso85314632verso

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 Limit53800431.56334421.0
3Display Results43430.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691431.87395403.6
 
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