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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 “bobstays” 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.

29 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
bobstays154334(None) 
bobstay1443981bobstay_
borstals1037462borstals
backstays2045653backstays
bioassays1451753bioassays
boasters103915663boasters
boasts85017923boast__s
bobcats1335993bob_cats
bobsleds13304383bobsleds
bobtail1146553bob_tail
bobtails1245193bob_tails
bolsters103712453bolsters
bonitas939453bonita_s
boosters104013443boosters
boosts86115013boost__s
borstal939043borsta_l
bostons9312903bo_stons
botas75328783bo__ta_s
costars94218013co_stars
forestays1546623forestays
homestays1744713homestays
hostas94515823ho_sta_s
lobsters10268743lobsters
mobsters12359063mobsters
outsays102710403_outsays
outstays1156623outstays
postals93716373po_stals
robustas1044353robusta_s
stays86022023___stays

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162296.70321805.5
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.12625075.9
 
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