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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 “lockstep” 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.

36 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
lockstep164381(None) 
locksteps1743341locksteps
lockset13311162locks_et
locksets1435692locksets
backstop1845563backstop
docketed16156583docketed
doorstep1143103doorstep
footstep1363823footstep
hockshop2283343hockshop
huckster1743823huckster
jockstrap2451713jockstrap
lobster9288853lo_bster
locate83919843loc_ate_
located103114183loc_ated
locater93113603loc_ater
locates93218813loc_ates
lockage1436613lockage_
lockages1536723lockages
locked134921663lock__ed
locker124019423lock__er
locket123922473lock__et
lockets134612203locket_s
locks115126923locks___
lockup1434763lock__up
locust85312343locust__
locusta9326533locust_a
locustae10274713locustae
locustal10325223locustal
locusts9277933locust_s
pocketed17147143pocketed
pocketer16157373pocketer
quickstep2651713quickstep
rocketed15157793rocketed
rocketer14158333rocketer
slickster1543413slickster
socketed15177343socketed

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162366.28323263.1
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691366.71626606.8
 
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