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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 “startles” 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
startles8211196(None) 
startle72511121startle_
startled9208561startled
startler8248791startler
startlers9236741startlers
dartles84014132_dartles
smarties10312872smarties
sparkles143210492sparkles
spurtles1037782spurtles
stabiles10311402stabiles
stables93219072sta_bles
stactes91914632stact_es
staddles10258692staddles
staithes1138952staithes
stales65538292sta__les
staples93617212sta_ples
starches131912912starches
stares66038752star__es
starless81610842star_less
starlet71620122star_let
starlets81610082star_lets
started84217322start_ed
starter73817882start_er
starters83714772starters
starts65423122start__s
startups1033892startups
starves104614552star_ves
states64337082sta_t_es
statues74614902sta_tues
tartlet72218482_tartlet
tartlets8289662_tartlets
tattles73616282_tattles
turtles72914342_turtles

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911210590.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit121059334.72025648.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691335.23334147.0
 
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