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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 “balded” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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162 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
balded10541751(None) 
balder95318861balder
baled85436441bal_ed
balked135219411balked
balled94926891balled
banded105223171banded
barded105426421barded
bladed104717761bladed
abided105313312abided
abled86926832abl_ed
aboded104912512aboded
added84918432_added
aided75828932_aided
alder65421912_alder
baaed85218162ba_aed
babied114913512babied
bached145519892bached
backed155725722backed
badder103817512badder
bade75140882ba_de_
badged114814792badged
baffed154812172baffed
bagged114519902bagged
bailed94726652bailed
baited95319242baited
baked126130772ba_ked
bald76432902bal__d
baldest102313532baldest
baldhead1544272baldhead
baldies105317702baldies
baldly12479832baldly
balds85524642bald_s
baldy115518932bald_y
bale66353842bal_e_
baleen8613052baleen
baler75635272bal_er
bales76250082bal_es
balker124519162balker
ballad94315322ballad
baller83825202baller
ballet84733972ballet
bammed133913242bammed
bander93928222bander
bandied114414302bandied
baned85436352ba_ned
banged104923722banged
banked135021442banked
banned94721342banned
barbed115121312barbed
barde85330772barde_
bardes95026932bardes
bared85144482ba_red
barfed125416382barfed
barged105822642barged
barked135027312barked
barned95623582barned
barred95725792barred
based85331582ba_sed
bashed126225702bashed
basked135218602basked
basted95227232basted
bated85935532ba_ted
bathed125518742bathed
batted95623652batted
baulked14465622baulked
bawled124415692bawled
bayed115423022ba_yed
beaded104922422beaded
bearded114212132bearded
bedded115114072bedded
belied95022162belied
belled94626182belled
belted94020632belted
bended105521232bended
bided95424962b_ided
bielded11226712bielded
bilged105513182bilged
bilked134012942bilked
billed94224902billed
birded104414302birded
blade85923332blade_
blader93618582blader
blades95221252blades
blamed116017952blamed
blared95018242blared
blawed124713892blawed
blazed184314712blazed
bled75729312b_l_ed
bleed85019802b_leed
blued84520322b_lued
boarded113910502boarded
boded95124962b_oded
bolder94820932bolder
bolled94722652bolled
bolted94617802bolted
bonded104719952bonded
bradded12388712bradded
braided114013212braided
branded114414102branded
budded113912332budded
builded1136472builded
bulbed114312772bulbed
bulged105117122bulged
bulked134216742bulked
bulled94626492bulled
calked134617402calked
called94126732called
calmed114816382calmed
calved125215452calved
carded105424902carded
faded105025242fa_ded
farded114518952farded
folded114212792folded
gadded103913172gadded
galled84622862galled
gelded94512112gelded
gilded94413222gilded
haded105227622ha_ded
haled95335822hal_ed
haloed104717602haloed
halted105019602halted
halved134813902halved
handed114919982handed
jaded144417032ja_ded
laded74232612la_ded
ladled85013482ladled
lalled74218752lalled
landed84619242landed
larded84319092larded
lauded83812152lauded
madded113513552madded
malfed12369762malfed
malled94626112malled
malted94819862malted
melded104714712melded
milded104416152milded
molded104414082molded
naled65525052nal_ed
padded114113502padded
paled85538722pal_ed
palled94625162palled
palmed114314642palmed
palped114513642palped
radded94716492radded
raided85017702raided
salted74121202salted
salved103916422salved
sanded84920612sanded
scalded11409762scalded
talced93811002talced
talked114015402talked
valued104011152valued
valved136711042valved
wadded124014172wadded
waded106024752wa_ded
waled94330992wal_ed
walked145313782walked
walled104021292walled
warded115021042warded
welded114013382welded
wilded113714502wilded
yarded114714022yarded

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit825511622.20337472.1
3Display Results1621620.0463521.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911622.57569394.6
 
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