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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 “ghastlier” 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.

54 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
ghastlier134289(None) 
ghostlier1343341ghostlier
beastlier1144202beastlier
gasalier936442g_asalier
gaselier946962g_aselier
gasolier935832g_asolier
ghastliest1443442ghastliest
ghostier1235382ghost_ier
gristlier1044282gristlier
hastier103916622_hast_ier
thistlier1243652thistlier
blastier10249493blast_ier
bristlier1144313bristlier
chastener1445703chastener
chaster124718503chast__er
chastiser1444373chastiser
chattier1337513cha_ttier
chestier1387423chest_ier
costlier1038523_costlier
featlier1136453fea_tlier
gainlier965673g_ainlier
ganglier1047603g_anglier
gasaliers1044513g_asaliers
gaseliers1044923g_aseliers
gasifier1236273g_asifier
gasoliers1044203g_asoliers
gassier83812573g_as_sier
gaster75027353g_ast__er
ghastliness1542643ghastliness
ghastly14354563ghastl__y
ghostliest1453713ghostliest
ghostlike1743353ghostlike
gladlier1034343gla_dlier
glassier9289083glas_sier
gnarlier9255163gna_rlier
gnattier934263gna_ttier
grassier9349283gras_sier
grislier935793gris_lier
gustier83813863g_ust_ier
hacklier1737133_hacklier
hastener11259133_hastener
haulier1059943_ha_ulier
hostler103411023_hostl_er
hustler103410753_hustl_er
measlier1036013meas_lier
nastier74115293_nast_ier
pastier94320383_past_ier
shalier103116423sha__lier
shapelier1444463shapelier
tastier711817093_tast_ier
toastier846893toast_ier
vastier103613203_vast_ier
whistler1496313whistl_er
yeastier1135393yeast_ier

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641546.12324275.8
3Display Results54540.0331636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691546.57927160.8
 
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