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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 “mainstay” 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.

33 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
mainstay134402(None) 
mainstays1443381mainstays
gainsay1144032gains_ay
aminity12310513aminit_y
backstay1945963backstay
dainty105311473dain_t_y
faintly1337083fain_tly
gainsays1243503gains_ays
gainst74914693gainst__
instal6712193__instal
instar6310013__instar
jackstay2443133jackstay
mainly11411493main__ly
mains75635113mains___
mainsail1045163mainsail
mainstream1452733mainstream
maintain1077723main_tain
maintop1135143main_top
maist75535683mai_st__
maists85817573mai_st_s
majesty1943503majest_y
manta75629913ma_n_ta_
mantas85725363ma_n_tas
ministry1385793m_inistry
minster93914323m_inster
minty106323903m_in_t_y
mislay113510683m_i_slay
missay114112143m_i_ssay
misty106120453m_i_st_y
moistly1236613moi_stly
painty114714753pain_t_y
saintly1039343sain_tly
tanistry1144543tanistry

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162337.46619577.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.92222556.3
 
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