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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhosts” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

16 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
hosts8552670(None) 
costs77231141costs
ghosts10489271ghosts
hests85829931hests
hists86328371hists
hoists95516021hoists
holts85627911holts
hoots84830241hoots
horsts95817511horsts
hoses85443171hoses
host77852831host_
hosta85917831hosta
hostas94515821hostas
hots78349321ho_ts
mosts76028541mosts
posts75228781posts

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit28756160.47061183.0
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.533335255.2