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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 “zestier” 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.

51 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
zestier16301022(None) 
pestier94317401pestier
testier74015641testier
zester153617791zest_er
bestir8311162besti_r
bustier93916152bustier
chestier1387422chestier
destrier9311822destrier
dustier83814132dustier
ester54727712_est_er
feistier1136192feistier
fester94723512fest_er
fustier104213932fustier
gustier83813862gustier
hastier103916622hastier
heftier1337202heftier
jester134319152jest_er
jettier14358692jettier
lustier73813502lustier
meatier93214612meatier
meshier123410852meshier
messier93412922messier
metier83517692me_tier
mistier93418712mistier
mustier94017962mustier
nastier74115292nastier
nester64124182nest_er
nestler73510452nestler
nettier74211812nettier
pastier94320382pastier
peatier94017232peatier
peskier13319112peskier
pester84827592pest_er
pettier94213612pettier
rentier73618222rentier
rester63832432rest_er
rustier74416362rustier
tastier711817092tastier
tentier73815922tentier
tester64227152test_er
vastier103613202vastier
wester94222892west_er
yeastier1135392yeastier
yester93417982yest_er
zested164214042zest_ed
zesters163517292zest_ers
zestiest173011102zestiest
zestily19167562zestily
zesting174515332zesting
zootier163611172zootier
zoster153715852zost_er

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 Filter1786911076710.653273646.2
2DLD Change Limit107671514.06326500.4
3Display Results51510.0331545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691514.74937627.1
 
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