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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 “sisterly” 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.

83 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
sisterly114633(None) 
bitterly1335602bitterly
easterly11246642easterly
masterly13317652masterly
miserly12329822mis_erly
sickerly1734032sickerly
silverly14284312silverly
sinisterly1352662sinisterly
sister64421582sister__
sistered92612802sistered
sisters73721592sister_s
spinsterly1552002spinsterly
westerly1445552westerly
winterly14306742winterly
austerely1244133austerely
bister84922763bister__
bistered112913333bistered
bisters93922613bister_s
blistery13418713blister_y
cistern93310703cister_n
cisterna10376363cisterna
cisterns10369573cisterns
distally1239553distally
fishery16397733fisher_y
giftedly1642933giftedly
gingerly13315303gingerly
history1339423histor_y
hostelry1443913hostelry
innerly1037133_innerly
interlay11310043_interlay
jittery17346443jitter_y
latterly1136063latterly
limberly1544463limberly
listel64214743liste_l_
listels74212433liste_ls
lister64527253lister__
listeria839433listeria
listers74026533lister_s
littery103710493litter_y
mastery124214323master_y
misery114113543mis_er_y
misrely12319613misre_ly
mister84728563mister__
misterm114314513mister_m
misterms123711353misterms
misters93927513mister_s
mistily122612343mist_ily
mystery15436523myster_y
nitery94412173ni_ter_y
painterly1443313painterly
pastorly1345783pastorly
sesterce1047113sesterce
sheerly13337703s_heerly
sifter94516233sifter__
sifters103714793sifter_s
silvery13328093silver_y
sincerely1443473sincerely
sinter63625923sinter__
sintered92213903sintered
sinters74024083sinter_s
sistering101213753sistering
sistra639333sist_r_a
sistrum946563sist_rum
sitter63323383sitter__
sitters74221553sitter_s
sixthly2042873sixt_hly
skittery15315103skitter_y
soberly1236943s_oberly
somberly1544053somberly
sottedly1244303sottedly
southerly1544183southerly
statedly1245833statedly
stately10310223state_ly
steely93612573__steely
sternly1037853__sternly
stiltedly1372753stiltedly
summerly15275103summerly
utterly1035443_utterly
wastery134610993waster_y
wintery13399753winter_y
wisely122711713wis_e_ly
wisteria1147753wisteria
writerly1444153writerly

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162836.62622058.9
3Display Results83830.0302766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691837.07625253.1
 
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