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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 “asteroids” 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.

52 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
asteroids104874(None) 
asteroid9511191asteroid_
steroids9911441_steroids
amberoids1445332amberoids
aneroids9310202a_neroids
asterias8317012aster_ias
asteroidal1154122asteroidal
bacteroids1545202bacteroids
osteoids945952oste_oids
steroid81314862_steroid_
actinoids1246303actinoids
adenoids1056863a_denoids
afterwords1774203afterwords
amberoid1346433amberoid_
ambroids1346503a_mbroids
androids1047753a_ndroids
aneroid8314003a_neroid_
anterooms11119603anterooms
antherids1368723anther_ids
apterous10410463aptero_us
aroids75118223a___roids
arteries8321483arter_ies
arytenoids1452563arytenoids
ascarids11438503ascar_ids
asteria7316183aster_i_a
asterisk1248673aster_isk
asterisks1346813asterisks
asterism10413253aster_ism
asterisms11511063asterisms
asters65631603aster___s
astride8311973ast_r_ide
autacoids1244773autacoids
autocoids1246093autocoids
bacteroid1456253bacteroid_
catenoids1246433catenoids
easterlies1046713easterlies
emeroids11147723_emeroids
hysteroid1645893hysteroid_
masteries111018493master_ies
masterminds16102413masterminds
mastoids1177873mast__oids
meteoroids1353813meteoroids
nonsteroids1253213nonsteroids
osteoid848193oste_oid_
satyrids1245623satyr_ids
sparoids11218713_sparoids
spheroids1545543spheroids
steroidal1045473_steroidal
sterols7313443_stero_ls
strouds837803_st_rouds
toroids8310643__toroids
wasteries121115343waster_ies

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641527.87318879.8
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691528.31221498.0
 
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