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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 “upholster” 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.

25 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
upholster144268(None) 
upholsters1542731upholsters
upholstery1851851upholstery
holster103512212__holster
reupholster1651302reupholster
upholder1444082uphol_der
upholstered1751812upholstered
upholsterer1651602upholsterer
apholate13410473apholate_
apholates1449683apholates
bolster93713423__bolster
hoister103714203__hoister
holsters113211943__holsters
philter12108213_phil_ter
politer92417073_p_oliter
pollster1037103_pollster
poster84129173_p_o_ster
reupholsters1751293reupholsters
ulster63712103u___lster
unholier1137283unhol_ier
upholders1543643uphol_ders
upholsterers1751333upholsterers
upholsteries1752463upholsteries
upholstering1852003upholstering
uprooter1085243upro_oter

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641257.50019818.8
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691257.66923300.4
 
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