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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 “lobsterer” 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.

49 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
lobsterer114403(None) 
lobstered1244641lobstered
lobsterers1243481lobsterers
bolsterer1145482bolsterer
fosterer11239522fo_sterer
lobster9288852lobst__er
lobstermen1452522lobstermen
lobsters10268742lobster_s
loiterer837082lo_iterer
oysterer1136102_oysterer
roisterer946432roisterer
austerer838383_austerer
blusterer11176293blusterer
bolstered1246093bolstered
bolsterers1244683bolsterers
cloistered1344513cloistered
fostered122210453fo_stered
fosterers12238023fo_sterers
holstered1345883holstered
hosteler1137273ho_steler
leistered1037043leistered
letterer8259223l_etterer
listener8158313l_istener
litterer82810173l_itterer
lobstering1345123lobstering
lobsterman1452333lobsterman
loitered938183lo_itered
loiterers936263lo_iterers
loosener845633loos_ener
lustered92510603l_ustered
mobster11299213mobst__er
mobsters12359063mobster_s
moistener1145843moistener
obscener1244323_obscener
obscurer1243523_obscurer
observer1344733_obs_erver
oystered1236923_oystered
oysterers1245573_oysterers
pesterer102412703_pesterer
plasterer1178103plasterer
posturer1038923po_sturer
potterer102310263po_tterer
poulterer1145423poulterer
roistered1037643roistered
roisterers1045113roisterers
roystered1344873roystered
slobberer13153443slob_berer
soberer93110353sob__erer
totterer8217793to_tterer

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641496.83021763.0
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691497.26624592.8
 
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