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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 “listen” 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.

76 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
listen6481681(None) 
glisten8418081glisten
listed74322831listed
listee64223061listee
listel64214741listel
listens74014131listens
lister64527251lister
litten64014871litten
bister84922762bister
bitten84715122bitten
blister94415312blister
cisted95217522cisted
cistern93310702cistern
distend93312072distend
distent84120852distent
fasten95114892fasten
fisted104218702fisted
glistens9366592glistens
glister84013342glister
hasten95718562hasten
histed104420242histed
kitten104611482kitten
klister113410642klister
lasted74323602lasted
laster64830632laster
laten54328342l_aten
latten65018202latten
leister73212752leister
lenten6312882lenten
lessen64212432lessen
lichen114012742lichen
lien45339802li__en
lifted104413522lifted
lifter93814812lifter
liftmen1234232liftmen
lighten112811522lighten
liken911818842li_ken
lilted73715372lilted
limen75426032li_men
linden7411452linden
linen55728722li_nen
linted74021822linted
lintel64013992lintel
linter64625342linter
lippen103911402lippen
lisle53916722lisle_
lisles63416282lisles
lisped94113422lisped
lisper84114432lisper
list47055342list__
listees73416672listees
listels74212432listels
listened9168812listened
listener8158312listener
listers74026532listers
listing84020592listing
lists56628692list_s
lite47054542li_te_
liter54736342li_ter
litter64324852litter
liven85021732li_ven
lusted74319442lusted
luster64023672luster
mispen10312172mispen
misted93625822misted
mistend103812522mistend
mister84728562mister
mitten83914092mitten
moisten93110142moisten
piste75824602piste_
pistes85325632pistes
piston83515922piston
risen54621882ris_en
sister64421582sister
sitten64113822sitten
wisted104120272wisted

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551762.48633206.4
3Display Results76760.0135846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691762.84262875.1
 
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