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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 “ghosted” 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.

34 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
ghosted123627(None) 
hosted105020341_hosted
boosted104111982boosted
chested133811672chested
cohosted1436132cohosted
costed95623112_costed
frosted113211872frosted
gasted84821582g_asted
ghost96318762ghost__
ghostier1235382ghostier
ghostly14355102ghostly
ghosts10489272ghost_s
ghosty13467212ghost_y
gloated93511532gloated
glossed94410072glossed
glouted9429712glouted
goosed86817032goos_ed
grossed93812252grossed
grouted94111502grouted
guested9157712guested
gusted84316722g_usted
hasted105125282_hasted
histed104420242_histed
hoisted113411292_hoisted
hooted104422662_hooted
hosed95830982_hos_ed
hostel93914152_hostel
hotted104319942_hotted
posted93722492_posted
roosted83211882roosted
shorted113614402shorted
shotted113912402shotted
shouted113911552shouted
whisted144010012whisted

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 Limit107671343.17333933.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.55950208.2
 
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