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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 “bluestems” 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.

35 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
bluestems134222(None) 
bluestem1243221bluestem_
blusters104413892blu_sters
balusters1136643balu_sters
beseems1175913b__eseems
bimesters1336343bimesters
blastema1244683bl_astema
blastemas1344693bl_astemas
blasters104116143bl_asters
bleaters103412323bl_eaters
blessers10277633bl_essers
blesses93812393bl_esse_s
blisters104015083bl_isters
bluegums1372963blue_gums
blueness1038213blue_ness
bluesier1034943bluesie_r
bluesiest1135693bluesiest
bluesmen1244153bluesme_n
bluest84016483bluest___
bluestone1144863bluestone
bluestones1244643bluestones
bluets87215493blue_t__s
blueweeds1542763blueweeds
blurters10348373blu_rters
blushers133911293blu_shers
blushes124314823blu_she_s
bluster94215313blu_ste_r
blustery13368003blu_stery
bursters1038983b_ursters
busters94724133b_u_sters
clusters102912403clu_sters
flusters113811503flu_sters
lusters73921443_lu_sters
pipestems1542833pipestems
questers17168763_questers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641356.05024568.8
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691356.48327563.0
 
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