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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 “sterna” 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.

38 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
sterna6371276(None) 
stern55319121stern_
sternal73411911sternal
sterns64616761sterns
asteria7316202asteria
astern64815812astern_
asternal858322asternal
cisterna10376372cisterna
eternal72910892eternal
eterne6311722eterne
scena74815782sce_na
senna54617982s_enna
sera46141392s_er_a
sherpa1138092sherpa
sienna647192sienna
sierra637312sierra
stein54620542stein_
steins64818342steins
stela54019042ste_la
stella63612972stella
stemma10328132stemma
steno54716862ste_no
stent55634512ste_nt
stere55328542ster_e
stereo65317912stereo
steres63929532steres
steric8317062steric
sterner7411912sterner
sternly1037852sternly
sternum947732sternum
sternway1443152sternway
sterol6613332sterol
stria55723212st_ria
terga63315642_terga
tern46134802_tern_
terne56426152_terne
terns55226872_terns
terra54419672_terra

Search took 9 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 Filter178691825512.07686074.7
2DLD Change Limit82551386.42312852.4
3Display Results38380.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691388.49921024.9
 
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