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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 “starkest” 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.

34 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
starkest123972(None) 
darkest122512622_darkest
sarkiest123615062s_arkiest
scarcest12169172scarcest
scariest101615942scariest
searest73322022sear_est
sharpest1339142sharpest
slackest14289392slackest
smartest10310182smartest
snarkiest13207632snarkiest
sparest94616422spar_est
sparkiest15188092sparkiest
sparsest1048812sparsest
stablest103312942stablest
stagiest91613402stagiest
staidest939802staidest
stakes103927292sta_kes_
stalest73720172sta_lest
stalkiest1347902stalkiest
stardust946092stardust
stares66038752star_es_
starets73515922star_ets
starker114114692starke_r
starkers123712392starkers
starkness1335962starkness
starless81610842starless
starlet71620122starle_t
starlets81610082starlets
starriest9159762starriest
starves104614552starves_
sternest8314432sternest
strakes114218072strakes_
swankest15105932swankest
tartest72517532_tartest

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059344.03030039.5
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691344.42040427.8
 
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