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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 “holster” 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.

60 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
holster10351221(None) 
bolster93713421bolster
hoister103714201hoister
holsters113211941holsters
boaster94616432boaster
bolsters103712452bolsters
bolter83920752bol_ter
booster94314552booster
coaster94219042coaster
colter84625092col_ter
coster84331292co_ster
foster94322222fo_ster
halter94420882hal_ter
hamster12810422hamster
heister103613622heister
hipster12288782hipster
hoisted113411292hoisted
hoisters113513482hoisters
holder104619652hol_der
holier94921622hol_ier
holler93520612hol_ler
holstein1145002holstein
holstered1345882holstered
honester1139712honester
hoopster1335542hoopster
hooter94123932ho_oter
horsier103013242horsier
horste94817412horste_
horstes104516112horstes
hoser811529762ho_s_er
hosier94219612ho_sier
hosted105020342ho_sted
hostel93914152ho_stel
hostler103411022ho_stler
hotter94720082ho_tter
houser95322282hous_er
jolter133513092jol_ter
jouster143311042jouster
lobster9288852lobster
mobster11299212mobster
moister94015372moister
molester1099372molester
molter84119422mol_ter
monster93214602monster
oldster896572_oldster
ouster64223732_ouster
oyster94111702_oyster
politer92417072politer
pollster1037102pollster
poster84129172po_ster
roaster74116662roaster
roister73516202roister
rooster74415172rooster
roster64329082ro_ster
rouster73517082rouster
royster103110532royster
toaster74414462toaster
ulster63712102_ulster
upholster1442682upholster
zoster153715852zo_ster

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671603.23633272.9
3Display Results60600.0134615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691603.62249334.9
 
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