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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 “oersted” 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.

31 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
oersted83955(None) 
oersteds934371oersteds
aerated85322372aerated
berated104422132berated
bested94922752be_sted
bursted1039422bursted
cerated103922472cerated
crested103416532crested
derated93623502derated
feasted11310842feasted
forested12312462forested
heisted113210652heisted
jested144416502je_sted
merited10313852merited
nested74720062ne_sted
operated11512222operated
orated74221502o_rated
ousted73720582o_usted
overseed122513342overseed
overstep1338032overstep
reested82916232reested
rested74430782re_sted
tested74421522te_sted
versed104515512vers_ed
verste94515632verste_
verstes104014282verstes
vested104217352ve_sted
worsted1138012worsted
wrested113410932wrested
yeasted1138502yeasted
zested164214042ze_sted

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671314.59623427.1
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691314.73237762.3
 
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