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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 “unfastened” 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.

25 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
unfastened144324(None) 
fastened12257852__fastened
refastened1443932refastened
unfasten1144842unfasten__
unfastens1242982unfasten_s
chastened1545883_chastened
fastener11227833__fastener
fattened12268283__fattened
hastened12239103__hastened
neatened937043_nea_tened
unaltered1037723un_altered
unatoned939423un_a_toned
unattended1242523un_attended
unattuned1043343un_attuned
unbasted112510073unbast__ed
uncatered1237403unca_tered
unfastening1572783unfastening
unfathered1743783unfathered
unfettered1443653unfettered
unfiltered1443563unfiltered
unstoned9311043un__stoned
untasted92011573untast__ed
unwakened1743623unwa_kened
unwasted12259783unwast__ed
unwatered1345683unwa_tered

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603255.44025846.1
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691255.85930498.5
 
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