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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 “ghostwrite” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

33 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
ghostwrite175206(None) 
ghostwriter1851511ghostwriter
ghostwrites1852021ghostwrites
ghostwrote1751431ghostwrote
ghostwriters1961272ghostwriters
ghostwritten196752ghostwritten
ghostlike1743353ghost_like
ghostwriting2051533ghostwriting
outwrite1139453__outwrite
chondrite1545224cho_ndrite
contrite10318544_cont_rite
cowrite123612684_co__write
frostbite1443414frost_bite
geyserite1353934geys_erite
ghostier1235384ghost__ier
ghostiest1336544ghostiest_
ghosting1336464ghost__ing
ghostlier1343344ghost_lier
goethite1244054g_oet_hite
gothite1146404g_o_t_hite
handwrite1645144_handwrite
hostile10312554_host__ile
hostility1546374_hostility
miswrite1348924_mis_write
outwrit10411424__outwrit_
outwrites1238234__outwrites
outwrote1137724__outwrote
phosphite1997124phos_phite
phosphorite2155384phosphorite
posterity1448694_posterity
prostrate11412484prost_rate
rostrate8313844_rost_rate
thorite10313444tho___rite

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911614500.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit161450339.23617480.5
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691339.68518450.3
 
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