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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 “kickstarted” 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.

30 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
kickstarted175135(None) 
kickstart1453832kickstart__
kickstarts1552002kickstart_s
kickstand1552693kicksta__nd
kickstarting1851153kickstarting
misstarted1344873mi_sstarted
backstabbed2152124backstabbed
backstamped2452524backstamped
castrated1239514__castrated
costarred1244704__costarred
dictated1239204dic__ta_ted
disparted1338854di__sparted
distasted1137964di__stasted
distorted1139374di__storted
huckstered2041964huckster_ed
instarred1043964_i_nstarred
instated91613344_i_nsta_ted
kickboard1743824kickboar__d
kickstands1652104kicksta_nds
kindhearted2052534kindhearted
misparted1437264mi__sparted
misstated1278974mi_ssta_ted
nictated1137794nic__ta_ted
nictitated1344404nictita_ted
outstarted1155074_outstarted
restarted10410054__restarted
started84217324____started
ticktacked18122644tick_tacked
uncastrated1445384uncastrated
upstarted1244214__upstarted

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819308.01318572.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691308.45221141.9
 
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