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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 “cornstalk” 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.

26 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
cornstalk154394(None) 
cornstalks1643081cornstalks
crosstalk1543892crosstalk
beanstalk1542053beanstalk
borstal939043bor_stal_
borstals1037463bor_stals
coastal9411043co_astal_
constable13311003co_nstable
constant10515593co_nstant
cornball1247053corn_ball
corneal94414503corn_eal_
cornmeal1245853cornmeal_
cornmeals1344573cornmeals
cornstarch1751733cornstarch
cornual94210173corn_ual_
costal85419513co__stal_
crestal9312133c_restal_
crosstalks1643163crosstalks
crosswalk1843003crosswalk
crustal939023c_rustal_
crystal1237433c_rystal_
crystals1347173c_rystals
footstalk1642983footstalk
forestal11410283forestal_
forestall1246913forestall
rootstalk1352353rootstalk

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641266.55022693.3
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691266.97025637.2
 
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