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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 “battlements” 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.

28 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
battlements154496(None) 
battements1455811batt_ements
battlement1446091battlement_
babblements1653392babblements
bafflements2183452bafflements
battement1357772batt_ement_
battlemented1761802battlemented
embattlements1952782embattlements
settlements1345542settlements
abatements1446353abat_ements
atonements1247203_atonements
attunements1353723_attunements
babblement1554133babblement_
bafflement2074163bafflement_
bailments1346463ba_il_ments
basements1348263ba__sements
battlefronts1791323battlefronts
belittlements1772063belittlements
betterments1544713betterments
cajolements2254163cajolements
cattlemen1344333cattlemen__
embattlement1853073embattlement_
entitlements1455103entitlements
rabblements1753643rabblements
settlement1246473settlement_
startlements1453393startlements
statements1256883stat_ements
tanglements1454743tanglements

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633284.50027029.6
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.90936400.7
 
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