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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 “lobsterers” 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.

35 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
lobsterers124348(None) 
lobsterer1144031lobsterer_
bolsterers1244682bolsterers
fosterers12238022fo_sterers
lobstered1244642lobstere_d
lobsters10268742lobst__ers
loiterers936262lo_iterers
oysterers1245572_oysterers
roisterers1045122roisterers
blusterers12174993blusterers
bolsterer1145483bolsterer_
fosterer11239523fo_sterer_
hostelers1246643ho_stelers
letterers9228113l_etterers
listeners9147333l_isteners
litterers9228193l_itterers
lobster9288853lobst__er_
lobstering1345123lobstering
lobsterings1442893lobsterings
lobsterman1452333lobsterman
lobstermen1452523lobstermen
loiterer837083lo_iterer_
looseners945413loos_eners
mobsters12359063mobst__ers
moisteners1244783moisteners
observers1443973_obs_ervers
oysterer1136103_oysterer_
pesterers112510463_pesterers
plasterers1286123plasterers
posturers1137053po_sturers
potterers11218663po_tterers
poulterers1244563poulterers
roisterer946433roisterer_
slobberers14152883slob_berers
totterers9186813to_tterers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.890200776.4
2DLD Change Limit140603355.83024117.2
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.73626527.8
 
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