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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 “polyester” 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.

44 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
polyester144535(None) 
polyesters1545231polyesters
molester1099372mol_ester
polestar1047112pol_estar
pollster1037102pol_lster
polywater1774782polywater
bolster93713423bol__ster
clyster12317453_cly_ster
contester11311183contester
dopester1137253do_pester
forester11313673fo_rester
holster103512213hol__ster
honester1139713ho_nester
jokester1934443jo_kester
modester1197483mo_dester
molested11178243mol_ested
molesters1198873mol_esters
monoester1146453monoester
oldster896573_ol_dster
oleaster837263_oleaster
oyster94111703_o_y_ster
palmister1345053palmister
pester84827593p___ester
pilaster1038163pil_aster
plaister1068013p_laister
plaster93318693p_l_aster
pleater93916333p_l_eater
pocketer16157373pocke_ter
poetaster1145673poetaster
polestars1157283pol_estars
polisher1388073pol_isher
politer92417073pol__iter
pollsters1137173pol_lsters
polluter1035403pol_luter
polyene1259363polye_ne_
polyenes13510063polye_nes
polyhistor1852663polyhistor
polymer1438063poly__mer
polywaters1874323polywaters
poster84129173po___ster
prester93519623p__rester
protester111510483protester
royster103110533ro_y_ster
yester93417983___yester

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641447.12320867.8
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691447.56223630.1
 
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