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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 “ostler” 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.

50 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
ostler6331219(None) 
hostler103411021hostler
jostler14288221jostler
ostlers72911201ostlers
antler64615552antler
ashler9459972ashler
aster55434892ast_er
bottler94211882bottler
bustler94012572bustler
butler84220032butler
coster84331292cost_er
costlier1038522costlier
cutler84718032cutler
ester54727712est_er
footler104011872footler
foster94322222fost_er
hosteler1137282hosteler
hostlers113310482hostlers
hustler103410752hustler
istle52214712istle_
istles62814982istles
jostle13319862jostle_
jostled15267082jostled
jostlers15357682jostlers
jostles143411142jostles
mottler94410342mottler
nestler73510452nestler
oater55433732oat_er
ofter84116872oft_er
ogler65917442o_gler
oiler54628282o_iler
osier53518012os_ier
other84219102o_ther
otter54423972o_tter
ouster64223732oust_er
outer55633302out_er
outled74020342outled
outlet63728682outlet
outlier72216142outlier
oxter123414092oxt_er
oyster94111702oyst_er
poster84129172post_er
roster64329082rost_er
rustler73512342rustler
staler64025822_staler
steer55423862_steer
styler94013302_styler
sutler63718392sutler
tootler73511122tootler
zoster153715852zost_er

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551502.59331836.1
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691502.95260532.2
 
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