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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forghastlier” 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.

11 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
ghastlier134289(None) 
ghostlier1343341ghostlier
beastlier1144202beastlier
gasalier936442g_asalier
gaselier946962g_aselier
gasolier935832g_asolier
ghastliest1443442ghastliest
ghostier1235382ghost_ier
gristlier1044282gristlier
hastier103916622_hast_ier
thistlier1243652thistlier

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 Filter1786911214360.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit121436114.78325389.1
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691115.28333823.8