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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 “postburn” 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.

42 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
postburn124392(None) 
outburn936902_outburn
postern93615612post_ern
posture9313252post_ure
cothurn1245053co_thurn
lastborn1044133lastborn
nocturn944653noct_urn
outburns1036063_outburns
outburnt1057153_outburnt
outturn737123_outturn
pastern94415063past_ern
pasture9311463past_ure
politburo1351083politburo
poseur8419403pos_eur_
poseurs9378303pos_eurs
postbag1245223postb_ag
postbags1345293postbags
postbase1246443postbase
postbox1885493postb_ox
postboy1476673postb_oy
postboys1585273postboys
postcard1346523postcard
postdrug1243093postdrug
posteen93512623post_een
poster84129173post_er_
posterns102713723post_erns
posters93928013post_ers
postfire1346273postfire
postform1556213postform
postin83521033post__in
postlude1144543postlude
postman112410043post_man
postmark1645433postmark
postmen113110423post_men
postpunk1642303postpunk
postteen1055693postteen
postural1049203post_ural
postured1139493post_ured
posturer1038923post_urer
postures10313783post_ures
posturing1238993post_uring
postwar1236903postwar_

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162426.46622604.7
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.88825942.4
 
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