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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 “obstruct” 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.

40 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
obstruct124603(None) 
obstructs1344571obstructs
abstract1249222abstract
abstrict1257942abstrict
construct1358712construct
destruct1148382destruct
instruct1047542instruct
obstructed1544232obstructed
obstructor1453752obstructor
obstruent1144712obstruent
abstracts1346593abstracts
abstricts1355183abstricts
abstruse1065513abstruse
astrict9614793_astrict
constrict13711623constrict
constructs1457053constructs
destructs1245773destructs
distract11313023distract
district11413873district
distrust949943distrust
instructs1145793instructs
mistrust1049203mistrust
obstructing1644573obstructing
obstruction15135543obstruction
obstructive1854613obstructive
obstructors1564003obstructors
obstruents1253323obstruents
obtect10129633ob_t_ect
obtrude1044243ob_trude
oestrum9177783oestru_m
oestrums10156473oestrums
oestrus7169583oestru_s
ostraca937823o_straca
ostrich1238663o_strich
restrict10313633restrict
restruck1445223restruck
strict84821043__strict
struck12489263__struck
strunt64918913__strunt
strut56030733__stru_t

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162406.76621602.4
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.21824756.3
 
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