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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 “bristles” 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.

34 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
bristles10151043(None) 
bristle91910101bristle_
bristled11187341bristled
brittles10178651brittles
gristles9189201gristles
bhisties1339002bhisties
bistres94017212b_istres
brattles10199332brattles
brickles162810282brickles
bricoles122610302bricoles
bridles104114472bri_dles
brindles113710232brindles
brises84927612bris__es
brisses94314312bris_ses
bristlier1144312bristlier
bristliest1245142bristliest
bristly12178062bristl_y
bristols1046782bristols
brittle9168602brittle_
brittled11186092brittled
brittler10165982brittler
brittlest11146192brittlest
bustles93816322b_ustles
epistles1047782epistles
gristle8169222gristle_
istles62814982__istles
rustles73416412_rustles
thistles1198232thistles
trestles83012552trestles
whistles14108212whistles
wrastles11328932wrastles
wrestles113310062wrestles
wristlet1138642wristlet
wristlets1244472wristlets

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911210590.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit121059344.79625241.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691345.62531767.3
 
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