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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 “postlude” 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.

51 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
postlude114454(None) 
postludes1244621postludes
postcode1346322postcode
posture9313252post_ure
apostle937853apostl__e
collude10337993co_llude
conclude1344673conclude
costume1157853cost_ume
jostle13319863jostl__e
jostled15267083jostled_
obtrude1044243_obtrude
occlude1263183_occlude
pasture9311463past_ure
pestle83215843pestl__e
pestled102711453pestled_
poetlike1436733poetlike
pollute937383po_llute
portside1138163portside
posole8314223posol__e
postage103214853post_age
postbase1246443postbase
postburn1243923postburn
postcodes1446153postcodes
postdate1139653postdate
postdive1445763postdive
posted93722493post_ed_
postface1566123postface
postfire1346273postfire
postgame1345523postgame
posthole1339533posthole
postiche1547793postiche
postie84123963post__ie
postique1945873postique
postpone1248693postpone
postpose1247653postpose
postpunk1642303postpunk
postrace12310543postrace
postrider1246653postrider
postulate1169813postulate
postured1139493post_ured
posturer1038923post_urer
postures10313783post_ures
potlike13910123po_tlike
potline91015233po_tline
potluck1544033po_tluck
pottle84416103pottl__e
preclude1344903preclude
prelude1038013p_relude
protrude1144703protrude
pustule937683pust_ule
pustuled1134953pustuled

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162516.53022383.2
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.98225593.1
 
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