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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 “instead” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

154 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
instead83620(None) 
bestead10389122bestead
inseam8329992ins_eam
instal6712192inst_al
instar6310012inst_ar
instep838192inste_p
insteps936572insteps
intend72310372in_tend
stead65520272__stead
unsteady1243512unsteady
ansated84214003ansate_d
anted66328243an_te_d
anteed75616113an_teed
basted95227233baste_d
bedstead1253403bedstead
besteads11307123besteads
bested94922763beste_d
bilsted1038033bilste_d
busted95123153buste_d
cisted95217523ciste_d
costed95623123coste_d
dinted84419843din_te_d
distend93312073distend
dusted83918373duste_d
einstein844183einstein
ennead736253en_nead
ensued73610483ensue_d
fasted105320953faste_d
fisted104218703fiste_d
gasted84821583gaste_d
gusted84316723guste_d
hasted105125283haste_d
hinted104318323hin_te_d
histed104420243histe_d
hosted105020343hoste_d
ignited9137623ignite_d
implead12315823implead
inbred93010403inbre_d
inbreed10267643inbreed
inched124514483inche_d
incited103314623incite_d
indeed83913563in_deed
indited93515023indite_d
indued83411653indue_d
infested12249643infeste_d
infield1135823infield
ingested10259003ingeste_d
ingoted939183ingote_d
initial7311883initial
inked104218523in_ke_d
inkstand1343803inkstand
inned64118423in_ne_d
inroad737933in_road
inseams9307903ins_eams
insect83916583ins_ect
insert64325253ins_ert
inserted92413053inserte_d
inset54430863ins_e_t
insets64016133ins_ets
insetted9249023insetted
insheath14114423insheath
insipid1044513insipid
insisted998673insiste_d
insofar1043543insofar
inspan837513ins_pan
inspect1138463inspect
install779363install
instals7611713instals
instant7815353instant
instars7411133instars
instate71616483instate
instated91613343instated
instil61111383inst_il
instill789063instill
instils7811453instils
insular7138703insular
insulted937193insulte_d
insured83714253insured
inswept1245733inswept
intends8239963in_tends
intent63122773in_tent
inter55028493in_te_r
intern64016543in_tern
inters64328053in_ters
intreat7416303intreat
inured73114813inure_d
invested12229693investe_d
invited113612463invite_d
isled64615993i_sle_d
isolead835183isolead
issued746723issue_d
jested144416503jeste_d
justed144215773juste_d
knead10429663kn__ead
lasted74323603laste_d
linseed838203lins_eed
linted74021823lin_te_d
listed74322833liste_d
lusted74319443luste_d
masted94025803maste_d
masthead1435883masthead
minster93914323minste_r
minsters103813923minsters
minted94220583min_te_d
minuted10329503minute_d
mislead10419973mislead
misread10339723misread
misted93625823miste_d
mistend103812523mistend
musted93321073muste_d
nested74720073neste_d
nonsteady1342933nonsteady
noted65123843_note_d
notepad1044123_notepad
onstream1045113onstream
osteal6312963_osteal
ousted73720583ouste_d
pasted94426903paste_d
pinhead13347073pin_head
posted93722493poste_d
rested74430783reste_d
rinsed75016353rins_e_d
rusted75020923ruste_d
steads74116223__steads
steady103510203__steady
steak95219803__steak
steal56125473__steal
steam76322933__steam
steed66024943__steed
tasted74123973taste_d
tested74421523teste_d
tincted1037273tincte_d
tinted74419533tin_te_d
undead82711903un_dead
united74421543unite_d
unlead73312373un_lead
unread73412673un_read
unsated83419933unsate_d
unseal63315473uns_eal
unseam83313143uns_eam
unseat64221023uns_eat
unshed10313773unshe_d
unspeak1344793unspeak
unsteel738793unsteel
unstep839223unste_p
unsteps936213unsteps
unstrap946783unstrap
unswear1035003unswear
untread857413untread
vested104217353veste_d
vistaed1138023vistaed
wasted104423023waste_d
wisted104120273wiste_d
zested164214043zeste_d

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1340271547.30018359.9
3Display Results1541540.280550.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911547.98622375.5
 
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