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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 “postbag” 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.

92 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
postbag124522(None) 
postbags1345291postbags
footbag1344552footbag
nosebag1043672nosebag
postage103214852post_age
postal84317532post_al
postbase1246442postbase
postbox1885492postbox
postboy1476672postboy
posting105622242posting
postman112410042postman
posttax1645532posttax
postwar1236902postwar
costa75523733cost_a_
costae85319683cost_ae
costal85419513cost_al
costar85518613cost_ar
costing104323023costing
dirtbag1143023dirtbag
dustrag945363dustrag
footbags1444523footbags
gasbag1035413gas_bag
hosta85917833host_a_
hostage113111233host_age
hostas94515823host_as
hosting114318383hosting
kitbag1334973_kitbag
nosebags1143593nosebags
osteal6312963_osteal
ostia52315583_ostia_
outbeg938733_outbeg
outbrag1036993_outbrag
pasta76624533past_a_
pastas85422873past_as
pasting103826553pasting
portage103013643port_age
portal84218463port_al
porting103021783porting
portray1237483portray
posable112212783posable
posada937163posada_
posadas1037193posadas
posing93922643pos_ing
positing11312303positing
post67953363post___
postages112815323post_ages
postals93716373postals
postanal1048053postanal
postboys1585273postboys
postburn1243923postburn
postcard1346523postcard
postcava15134033postcava
postdate1139653postdate
postdoc1245263postdoc
postdrug1243093postdrug
posted93722493post_ed
posteen93512623posteen
poster84129173post_er
postern93615613postern
posters93928013posters
postface1566123postface
postfix1944683postfix
postgame1345523postgame
postgrad1245493postgrad
postheat13411243postheat
postie84123963post_ie
posties93128813posties
postin83521033post_in
postings112912303postings
postins93721203postins
postmark1645433postmark
postmen113110423postmen
postop10511943post_op
postops11311713postops
postoral10311723postoral
postpaid1376543postpaid
postrace12310533postrace
posts75228783post__s
postural1049203postural
posture9313253posture
potage92715903po_t_age
potboy1397813po_tboy
potman102813573po_tman
pottage103310603po_ttage
potting103720893potting
pouting103519943pouting
ratbag956563_ratbag
rosebay12135773rosebay
rostra6310933rostra_
rostral7311333rostral
stag57332003__st_ag
workbag1742923workbag

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit134027927.29618369.9
3Display Results92920.0332787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691927.46923924.4
 
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