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

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

29 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
loadstar94337(None) 
loadstars1043311loadstars
lodestar944412lodestar
roadster935462roadster
boaster94616433boa_ster
coastal9411043coa_stal
coaster94219043coa_ster
costar85518613co__star
daystar1143443_daystar
headstay1543903headstay
lamster9109913l_amster
lascar868573l_a_scar
laster64830633l_a_ster
leadsman1145243leadsman
loader74316313load__er
loadmaster1343233loadmaster
loads65323373loads___
loadstone1044493loadstone
lobster9288853lo_bster
locusta9326533locusta_
locustae10274713locustae
locustal10325223locustal
lodestars1044413lodestars
oldster896573_oldster
polestar1047113polestar
roadstead1162203roadstead
roadsters1035103roadsters
roaster74116663roa_ster
toaster74414463toa_ster

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit146162296.93621073.0
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.46523937.2
 
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