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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 “ghosts” 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.

64 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
ghosts1048927(None) 
ghost96318761ghost_
ghosty13467211ghosty
glosts74513811glosts
hosts85526701_hosts
bhoots11459902bhoots
boosts86115012boosts
chests114916262chests
choses115825122choses
chotts113610982chotts
cohosts12398802cohosts
costs77231142_costs
frosts94214622frosts
gasts66628632g_asts
geests75912162geests
gests66028812g_ests
ghast95621222ghast_
ghats95818612gh_ats
ghauts10447782ghauts
ghosted1236272ghosted
ghostly14355102ghostly
ghouls1036042ghouls
gists66026192g_ists
gloats74515422gloats
gloss64319622glos_s
glost65422932glost_
glouts74414712glouts
gnoses76515162gnoses
gnosis75711212gnosis
goats65527302g_oats
gooses75723052gooses
gouts64826172g_outs
grists74716482grists
groats74816652groats
gross65421692gros_s
grots65025852gro_ts
grouts75015612grouts
guests74311202guests
gusts65722792g_usts
hests85829932_hests
hists86328372_hists
hoists95516022_hoists
holts85627912_holts
hoots84830242_hoots
horsts95817512_horsts
hoses85443172_hoses
host77852832_host_
hosta85917832_hosta
hostas94515822_hostas
hots78349322_ho_ts
mosts76028542_mosts
phots105418492pho_ts
posts75228782_posts
roosts64916322roosts
shists96515102shists
shoats94117072shoats
shoots94619342shoots
shorts95321732shorts
shots84730832sho_ts
shotts93614682shotts
shouts94017712shouts
whists124613812whists
whorts125111432whorts
whosis1237162whosis

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551642.06340015.0
3Display Results64640.0164000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691642.18581780.8
 
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