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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 “dustman” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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97 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
dustman104468(None) 
dustmen1035771dustmen
dustpan1043241dustpan
bushman1455692bushman
busman10310252bus_man
deskman1444322deskman
desman9311692des_man
dustbin1044542dustbin
dustpans1143232dustpans
dustrag945362dustrag
fustian1036902fustian
outman83115032ou_tman
postman112410042postman
ashman1148383_ashman
atman75520153__atman
austral73411513austral
automan9310883automan
baseman1138553baseman
batman105214073_batman
batsman1157993batsman
boatman1147053boatman
bushmen1436303bushmen
busmen1039893bus_men
custumal12113593custumal
daman84821173d__aman
daysman1335053daysman
deadman11238423deadman
decuman1236573decuman
deskmen1435023deskmen
desmans1039003des_mans
destain8412083destain
dextran1586163dextran
dishpan13105523dishpan
dismal92412243dis_mal
dismay12229473dis_may
distain8313783distain
distal73615773dist_al
distant83519953dist_ant
distrain9412243distrain
dolman95312403d_olman
doorman1037063doorman
drayman1335433drayman
ductal938993duct_al
duma75524453du__ma_
dumas85420433du__mas
duramen1096903duramen
durian7312003du_rian
dust57142533dust___
dustbins1144593dustbins
dusted83918373dust_ed
duster74919723dust_er
dusters84918363dusters
dustheap1442323dustheap
dustier83814133dustier
dustily113211533dustily
dusting93618993dusting
dustoff1445053dustoff
dustrags1044943dustrags
dusts65923563dust__s
dustup935363dust_up
dustups1033913dustups
dusty96018333dust__y
dutchman1643013dutchman
footman1236403footman
fustians1146403fustians
fusuma1134503fusuma_
gasman92911753gas_man
gunman9299453gu_nman
hetman112510603_hetman
hitman112710223_hitman
houseman1346583houseman
human102716033hu__man
huntsman1343863huntsman
junkman2043173junkman
juryman1943583juryman
liftman1244063liftman
lustra6358893lustra_
lustral7339653lustral
meatman1137903meatman
messman1137283messman
mustang10267933must_ang
outmans92413283ou_tmans
outran63218893ou_tran
outspan938743outspan
pitman102412123_pitman
postmen113110423postmen
potman102813573_potman
pullman1135403pullman
soman75024903__soman
stuntman1072943stuntman
sultan63012593sult_an
suntan62613003sunt_an
surfman1236203surfman
sustain738773sustain
titman82711003_titman
turfman1243983turfman
unman72715423_u_nman

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 Filter1786911340270.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit134027976.42320866.7
3Display Results97970.0303233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691976.88925938.6
 
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