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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 “starter” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

115 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
starter7381788(None) 
smarter94113131smarter
starer64027361star_er
starker114114691starker
started84217321started
starters83714781starters
startler8248791startler
starver104611991starver
stater64427561sta_ter
tarter64023561_tarter
barter85525382_barter
carter84932272_carter
charter123918302charter
darter75320362_darter
garter74420512_garter
pearter9412742pearter
quarter163211862quarter
salter64325082s_alter
sartor6313882s_artor
scanter94215182scanter
scarcer113911372scarcer
scarer84524612scar_er
scarfer124511082scarfer
scarier94017872scarier
scarper114814822scarper
scarted104816122scarted
scatter93815172scatter
searer65432022sear_er
seater64534162sea_ter
sharer95025482shar_er
sharker144313812sharker
sharper124312702sharper
shatter103615702shatter
shorter103515502shorter
skater105015492ska_ter
skirter11338482skirter
slater64429182sla_ter
smarted105012612smarted
smarten9348862smarten
smatter93613332smatter
snarer64620842snar_er
snarler73610632snarler
snorter74412662snorter
soarer64522242soar_er
sorter64425092s_orter
sparer84524962spar_er
sparger103613082sparger
sparker133914362sparker
sparser94311482sparser
spatter94016522spatter
sporter93616552sporter
spurter94013002spurter
stabber113610152stabber
stabler94014932stabler
stacker134416262stacker
stacte82113912stacte_
stactes91914632stactes
staffer13299092staffer
stager74821342sta_ger
stagger94212392stagger
stagier83513442stagier
staider83912612staider
stainer73614922stainer
staler64025822sta_ler
stalker113912252stalker
stammer116013342stammer
stamper113714402stamper
stander84316162stander
stapler93913642stapler
stare54440262star_e_
stared75429872star_ed
starers74522312star_ers
stares66038752star_es
starets73515922starets
starkers123712392starkers
starlet71620122starlet
starred85013452starred
starrier8279462starrier
start55642312start__
startle72511122startle
startled9208562startled
startlers9236742startlers
startles82111962startles
starts65423122start_s
startsy10536702startsy
startup934962startup
starve94613742starve_
starved114911572starved
starvers11459642starvers
starves104614552starves
state56237332sta_te_
stated75427832sta_ted
staters73922342sta_ters
states64337082sta_tes
stator64015482sta_tor
stayer94516482sta_yer
sterner7411912sterner
stertor7310092stertor
stinter73614512stinter
stirrer7338232stirrer
storer64721672stor_er
stouter74012052stouter
strafer103912462strafer
straiter8311782straiter
strayer104312502strayer
stutter72911462stutter
swarmer1247802swarmer
swatter104113322swatter
tartar63214762_tartar
tarted74923372_tarted
tartier74123262_tartier
taster64930572_taster
tater54138612_ta_ter
tatter64024572_tatter
tauter64318022_tauter

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit1076711153.29632667.2
3Display Results1151150.0462500.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911153.71848061.1
 
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