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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 “polyesters” 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.

39 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
polyesters154523(None) 
polyester1445351polyester_
molesters1198872mol_esters
polestars1157282pol_estars
pollsters1137172pol_lsters
polywaters1874322polywaters
bolsters103712453bol__sters
clysters13227843_cly_sters
contesters12410183contesters
dopesters1237283do_pesters
foresters12312533fo_resters
holsters113211943hol__sters
jokesters2044443jo_kesters
molester1099373mol_ester_
monoesters1245993monoesters
oldsters996733_ol_dsters
oleasters936733_oleasters
oysters103411693_o_y_sters
palmisters1444673palmisters
pesters93827093p___esters
pilasters1138223pil_asters
plaisters1137813p_laisters
plasters103518133p_l_asters
pleaters103613793p_l_eaters
pocketers17196493pocke_ters
poetasters1245283poetasters
polestar1047113pol_estar_
polishers1477603pol_ishers
pollster1037103pol_lster_
polluters1135033pol_luters
polyenes13510063polye_ne_s
polyestrous1652543polyestrous
polyhistors1952753polyhistors
polymers1538333poly__mers
polywater1774783polywater_
posters93928013po___sters
presters103419003p__resters
protesters12169383protesters
roysters113610533ro_y_sters

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603396.73620873.4
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.18524870.0
 
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