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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 “listened” 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.

33 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
listened916881(None) 
glistened11174281glistened
listener8158311listener
bistered112913332bistered
blistered12167682blistered
distend93312072disten_d
distended12157922distended
fastened12257852fastened
glistered11176302glistered
hastened12239102hastened
kittened1334522kittened
latened8711922l_atened
leistered1037042leistered
lessened935102lessened
lichened1435752lichened
lightened1446022lightened
likened12267352li_kened
lippened13255222lippened
listed74322832list__ed
listee64223062liste_e_
listees73416672liste_es
listen64816812listen__
listeners9147322listeners
listens74014132listen_s
littered92511382littered
livened11238932li_vened
lustered92510602lustered
mistend103812522misten_d
mistended13137332mistended
mistuned1157722mistuned
mittened1136362mittened
moistened1246002moistened
sistered92612802sistered

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.65633112.4
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.06243990.9
 
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