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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 “upholsterers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
upholsterers175133(None) 
upholsterer1651601upholsterer_
upholstered1751812upholstere_d
upholsteries1752462upholsteries
upholsters1542732upholst__ers
bolsterers1244683__bolsterers
upholster1442683upholst__er_
upholstering1852003upholstering
upholstery1851853upholst__ery
bolsterer1145484__bolsterer_
fosterers12238024__fo_sterers
holstered1345884__holstere_d
holsters113211944__holst__ers
hostelers1246634__ho_stelers
lobsterers1243484__lobsterers
oysterers1245574___oysterers
palterers11249534_p_al_terers
pesterers112510454_p__esterers
plasterers1286124_p_lasterers
posturers1137054_p_o_sturers
potterers11218664_p_o_tterers
poulterers1244564_p_oulterers
reupholstered196974reupholstere_d
reupholsters1751294reupholst__ers
roisterers1045114__roisterers
shelterers1344344_shel_terers
upholders1543644uphol___ders

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit124790277.90615784.2
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.35821379.6
 
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