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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 “starters” 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.

85 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
starters8371477(None) 
starers74522311star_ers
starkers123712391starkers
starter73817881starter_
startlers9236741startlers
starvers11459641starvers
staters73922341sta_ters
barters94223032_barters
carters95327252_carters
charters134115582charters
darters84017602_darters
garters84218232_garters
quarters173110452quarters
salters73622252s_alters
sartors7314972s_artors
scarers94618512scar_ers
scarfers13408462scarfers
scarpers124712512scarpers
scatters103612752scatters
seaters74028942sea_ters
sharers104720622shar_ers
sharkers154011052sharkers
sharpers133810942sharpers
shatters113313912shatters
skaters113512962ska_ters
skirters12337242skirters
slaters73123732sla_ters
smartens10286662smartens
smarter94113132smarter_
smatters104011712smatters
snarers74216662snar_ers
snarlers8298752snarlers
snorters83410582snorters
soarers74118092soar_ers
sorters74221132s_orters
sparers94519612spar_ers
spargers11389732spargers
sparkers144111312sparkers
spatters103914702spatters
sporters103714062sporters
spurters103311702spurters
stabbers12268732stabbers
stablers103611152stablers
stackers143413562stackers
stactes91914632stacte_s
staffers14247082staffers
stagers84116672sta_gers
staggers10379842staggers
stainers83212172stainers
stalkers12369852stalkers
stammers123611522stammers
stampers124211602stampers
standers93514302standers
staplers103111202staplers
starer64027362star_er_
stares66038752star_e_s
starets73515922star_ets
starker114114692starker_
starless81610842starless
starlets81610082starlets
started84217322starte_d
startler8248792startler_
startles82111962startles
starts65423122start__s
startups1033892startups
starver104611992starver_
starves104614552starve_s
stater64427562sta_ter_
states64337082sta_te_s
stators73915582sta_tors
stayers103813632sta_yers
stertors8310932stertors
stinters83312752stinters
stirrers8266942stirrers
storers75018682stor_ers
strafers11379912strafers
strayers113510142strayers
stutters83210472stutters
swarmers1346322swarmers
swatters113911792swatters
tartars73313402_tartars
tarter64023562_tarter_
tasters74225642_tasters
taters64932202_ta_ters
tatters74520482_tatters

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059853.84331501.2
3Display Results85850.0332575.8
 (SQL Overall)178691854.24942054.8
 
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