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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 “twisters” 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.

45 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
twisters1126817(None) 
twister10308951twister_
twitters11296771twitters
bisters93922612_bisters
blisters104015082blisters
glisters93912602glisters
gristers94013402gristers
heisters113413132heisters
hoisters113513482hoisters
keisters123212042keisters
klisters123910482klisters
leisters83312822leisters
listers74026532_listers
meisters103313842meisters
misters93927512_misters
roisters83615552roisters
sisters73721592_sisters
swifters14277482swifters
swishers14328052swishers
tapsters10318802tapsters
tasters74225642t_asters
testers74124542t_esters
thirsters1235232thirsters
tilters73315952t_ilters
tinters74221112t_inters
tipsters10278512tipsters
titers64526412t_i_ters
titters74219622t_itters
toasters83912722toasters
trusters83112262trusters
trysters11298372trysters
tweeters11287142tweeters
twiers95410162twi__ers
twiners10459632twi_ners
twirlers11274302twirlers
twisted11277432twiste_d
twistier1134812twistier_
twists9549752twist__s
twitter10278092twitter_
twittery14303892twittery
waisters113811522waisters
wasters104026592_wasters
westers105221962_westers
winters103720482_winters
wishers133215212_wishers

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059453.20337795.5
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.60949512.6
 
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