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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 “calmest” 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.

38 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
calmest1131234(None) 
almes75126542_almes_
almost81014432_almost
baldest102313532baldest
balmiest124110992balmiest
cagiest102916432cagiest
cakiest133215662cakiest
calces104420052calces_
calesa8412472cal_esa
callet84536762calle_t
callets93821702callets
calmed114816382calme_d
calmer105216932calme_r
calmness1236642calmness
calms95222352calm_s_
calumet11313292calume_t
calumets1236282calumets
calves115119282calves_
calxes154113032calxes_
cames97047312ca_mes_
camlet104426582camle_t
camlets114314622camlets
coaliest10316222coaliest
coldest102514762coldest
falsest10310012falsest
gamest94919922ga_mest
halest94823272hal_est
lamest84722762la_mest
malmiest123211022malmiest
palest83926222pal_est
paliest93021602paliest
palmiest123212022palmiest
palmist112814342palmist
saltest71916512saltest
scaliest101714392scaliest
tallest7317092tallest
tamest85721292ta_mest
warmest123113032warmest

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671383.57630109.3
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.99844695.1
 
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