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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 “newscasters” 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.

47 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
newscasters165160(None) 
newscaster1551831newscaster_
newscasts1442522newscast__s
descanters1345013de_scanters
newscast1343433newscast___
newsletters14141693newsletters
newsmakers1943333newsma_kers
newspapers1742663newspa_pers
telecasters1343783telecasters
webcasters1742143we_bcasters
bespatters1442784be_spatters
casters94729904____casters
decanters12229224de__canters
desalters1037674de_s_alters
descanter1246444de_scanter_
dewaters122910724dew__a_ters
disasters1039154_dis_asters
easters75125684_e___asters
escapers12337414_e_sca_pers
feasters11511564fe___asters
forecasters1675014forecasters
headmasters17174304headmasters
linecasters13102594linecasters
negaters9349784ne__ga_ters
nesters74422794ne____sters
newcomers1643104new_c_omers
newsdealers1551394newsdealers
newsletter13152134newsletter_
newsmaker1843424newsma_ker_
newsmongers1751724newsmongers
newspaper1642974newspa_per_
newsreaders1571964newsreaders
newwavers1841874new_wa_vers
nonskaters1444484nonska_ters
nonstarters1153654nonstarters
persisters1246284pers_isters
recanters112310484re__canters
remasters11310584re__masters
replasters1245534re_plasters
resisters9310454re_s_isters
scamsters1334994___scamsters
scatters103612754___scatters
teatasters1043884te_atasters
telecaster1244214telecaster_
wasters104026594__w__asters
webcaster1642384we_bcaster_
webmasters1742914we_bmasters

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819478.95316622.2
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691479.38919032.0
 
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