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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 “basil” 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.

87 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
basil7512227(None) 
bail65042801ba_il
basal75722281basal
basic96220521basic
basils85717471basils
basin75026921basin
basis75429861basis
brasil8713861brasil
abasia8712952abasia
aboil72217542aboil
abseil837182abseil
ail37171042_a_il
anil46437432_anil
aril45843022_aril
axil116424452_axil
baal67033112ba_al
babel95821692babel
babul96317712babul
bagel85116792bagel
bails75933522ba_ils
bait66556002ba_it
bal56662722ba__l
ball66043322ba_ll
banal75925992banal
bani65334962bani_
baric96125692baric
bas58681752bas__
basalt83519582basalt
base64847022bas_e
based85331582based
basely114412312basely
baser74828922baser
bases75644352bases
bash915240162bas_h
basics104915122basics
basify1437512basify
basilar937302basilar
basilic1137492basilic
basinal9310032basinal
basing95427662basing
basins85722762basins
basion84315852basion
bask105131422bas_k
basks115621762basks
bass66146782bas_s
bassi77019322bassi
bassly114610072bassly
basso76017282basso
bassy1012917102bassy
bast66362412bas_t
baste74829982baste
bastile9313912bastile
basts75936932basts
batik11614732batik
bawl95326062ba_wl
bezil163812882bezil
boil66335182b_oil
brail75525552brail
brasils9410972brasils
brazil1779622brazil
broil74918222broil
busily112211502busily
cavil103816492cavil
deasil71110982deasil
easel54521112easel
easily9313022easily
fail74840242fa_il
fusil84715322fusil
hail74839062ha_il
jail115529092ja_il
kail85131492ka_il
mail65543452ma_il
nail45838652na_il
nasal56217592nasal
nasial6413282nasial
oasis56422552oasis
pail66141832pa_il
pastil85018322pastil
rail46147762ra_il
sail45447162sa_il
sasin54626572sasin
tahsil936342tahsil
tail45443652ta_il
vail75432552va_il
vakil1259792vakil
vasal85516292vasal
wail75238822wa_il

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800871.50035866.7
3Display Results87870.0302900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691871.84396956.6
 
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