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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 “ballgames” 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.

27 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
ballgames144357(None) 
ballgame1343651ballgame_
ballades114211642ball_ades
ablegates1246793ablegates
allogamies1345453_allogamies
baggages1335443ba_ggages
balases93815433ba_l_ases
baldpates1445233baldpates
ballade104012563ball_ade_
ballads104212913ball_a_ds
ballasts1037933ball_asts
ballhawks2142063ballhawks
ballies93725743ball__ies
ballonnes1145323ballonnes
ballparks1743203ballparks
ballutes1037523ball_utes
ballyards1544993ballyards
balsamed1344543ba_lsamed
balsams11579013ba_lsam_s
beldames1336803b_eldames
blames105121863b__l_ames
bullaces12299433bull_aces
gallates92815523gall_ates
palliates11311033palliates
tailgates1046533tailgates
tallages92312003tall_ages
tollgates1046053tollgates

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.15320780.2
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.59223536.7
 
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