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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 “monsters” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

62 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
monsters10331455(None) 
minsters103813921minsters
mobsters12359061mobsters
monster93214601monster_
monstera10318881monstera
monsteras11318241monsteras
munsters104010551munsters
boasters103915662boasters
bolsters103712452bolsters
boosters104013442boosters
coasters104317332coasters
costers94128332co_sters
fosters104220102fo_sters
hoisters113513482hoisters
holsters113211942holsters
jousters153210422jousters
lobsters10268742lobsters
masters94628922m_asters
meisters103313842meisters
ministers1139622ministers
minster93914322minster_
minters93822472min_ters
misters93927512m_isters
mobster11299212mobster_
moistens10268772moistens
moister94015372moister_
molesters1198872molesters
molters93816972mo_lters
momsers113810842moms_ers
monastery1444372monastery
moneyers1337422moneyers
mongers104217272mon_gers
monikers1437412monikers
monitors10310822monitors
monoesters1245992monoesters
monomers12311032monomers
montero9310132mon_tero
monteros1039452mon_teros
montes84226932mon_te_s
mooters93818622mo_oters
moshers124017842mo_shers
mossers94116192mo_ssers
moulters103510782moulters
mounters103712502mounters
mousers95216442mous_ers
muensters1143252muensters
munster93710522munster_
musters94522512m_usters
ousters74122792_ousters
oysters103411692_oysters
pensters103012122pensters
posters93928012po_sters
punsters103310582punsters
roasters83615932roasters
roisters83615552roisters
roosters83514662roosters
rosters73727542ro_sters
rousters84315682rousters
roysters113610532roysters
songsters1046112songsters
toasters83912722toasters
zosters163015412zo_sters

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059623.45335059.1
3Display Results62620.0134769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691623.85646341.0
 
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