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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 “pestles” 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.

66 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
pestles9321769(None) 
nestles73015461nestles
pestle83215841pestle_
pestled102711431pestled
pettles93916481pettles
apostles1037752apostles
beetles9312082beetles
bustles93816322bustles
castles94917732castles
epistles1047782epistles
fettles103912732fettles
gentles83714342gentles
gestes75721392gest_es
hustles103414172hustles
istles62814982_istles
jostles143411142jostles
justles143311432justles
kettles113411612kettles
mestees94617752mestees
mettles94115022mettles
nestle63013952nestle_
nestled8349902nestled
nestler73510442nestler
nestlers8359222nestlers
nettles73214082nettles
pastels95215182pastels
pastes85233912past_es
pasties94529812pasties
pastless102411202pastless
pebbles1337572pebbles
peddles112913702peddles
peles75738082pe__les
peltless10267372peltless
peoples11312212peoples
pesades10310902pesades
pester84827592pest_er
pesters93827092pesters
pestholes1448232pestholes
pestier94317402pestier
pestiest103018412pestiest
pestos84719082pest_os
pests75933272pest__s
pettle84116052pettle_
pettled103611502pettled
pintles94118722pintles
pistes85325632pist_es
pistoles102514722pistoles
posoles9314882posoles
posties93128812posties
pottles93816982pottles
presales10315262presales
pustules1038442pustules
resales74724902resales
resiles74026542resiles
resoles73823652resoles
restless82713162restless
restyles1139192restyles
rustles73416412rustles
settles73916002settles
testees74215912testees
testes65125822test_es
trestles83012552trestles
vestees103513172vestees
vestless11258842vestless
wrestles113310062wrestles
zestless17247432zestless

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 Filter1786911076710.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit107671663.50030763.1
3Display Results66660.0164125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691663.64249064.0
 
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