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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 “guideposts” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

50 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
guideposts145130(None) 
guidepost1352091guidepost_
gateposts1243103g_ateposts
guidebooks1851293guidebooks
guideless1143843guideles_s
guidewords1651893guidewords
mileposts1343643_mileposts
rudderposts1551013rudderposts
subdepots1443163subdepo_ts
airposts1045924_ai_rposts
bedposts1343874_bed_posts
deports105012884___deports
deposes103117214___deposes
deposits1138844___deposits
depots94716344___depo_ts
fideists1245544_fide_ists
firepots1346894_firepo_ts
gatepost1145444g_atepost_
geodesists1262544geodesists
gjetosts1641894g__jetosts
glidepath1651134glidep_ath
glidepaths175904glidepaths
gluepots1142984g_luepo_ts
goalposts1252164g_oalposts
guests74311204gu__e__sts
guidebook1751374guidebo_ok
guidelines1243364guidelines
guiders94111114guide___rs
guides84118284guide____s
guideways1742304guide_ways
guideword1552064guidewo_rd
guidons936624guid__o_ns
guileless1044254guileles_s
guillemots1361534guillemo_ts
guitarists11134654guitarists
hideouts1285574_hide_outs
imposts11269004__i_mposts
kingposts1642804_kingposts
midmosts1343774_mid_mosts
milepost1245734_milepost_
outposts1037254ou__tposts
quietists1864464qui_etists
redeposits1353534_redeposits
riposts9279404_ri__posts
rudderpost1451694rudderpost_
sideroses1047354_sideroses
siderosis1045544_siderosis
signposts1242384_signposts
subdepot1344684subdepo_t_
wideouts1275234_wide_outs

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911614500.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit161450509.28317392.0
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691509.74918329.2
 
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