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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 “strainers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
strainers951040(None) 
stainers83212171st_ainers
strainer8512221strainer_
trainers83114651_trainers
attainers9115592attainers
distrainers1255062distrainers
drainers92811262_drainers
entrainers1086962entrainers
grainers93012082_grainers
restrainers1145132restrainers
stainer73614922st_ainer_
strafers11379912stra_fers
strained9412252straine_d
strains74218152strain__s
straitens946242straitens
straiter8311782straiter_
straitness1046292straitness
stranders10389942stranders
strangers104112172strangers
strappers1346742strappers
strayers113510142stra_yers
striders94412122str_iders
strikers123611292str_ikers
stringers104210652str_ingers
stripers103911592str_ipers
strivers113911842str_ivers
trailers82912932_trailers
trainees82712072_trainees
trainer73316792_trainer_

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436293.68632945.2
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691294.09243668.4
 
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