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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forobstacles” 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.

22 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
obstacles134371(None) 
obstacle1243591obstacle_
constables1446733constables
eustacies1146603eustacies
gustables12165223gustables
moustaches1763813moustaches
mustaches16166053mustaches
nonstaples1244323nonstaples
obstinacies1572273obstinacies
oracles93212423o__racles
ossicles1054183o_ssicles
ostioles839273o_stioles
pentacles1338773pentacles
pistaches1646673pistaches
restables111511423restables
stables93219073__stables
stactes91914633__stactes
stales65538293__sta_les
staples93617213__staples
tentacles1146713tentacles
testacies1148373testacies
testicles1146773testicles

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641226.56322648.3
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691226.99925530.9