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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 “dentals” 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.

37 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
dentals8391539(None) 
centals94317051centals
denials84114131denials
dental74319171dental_
dentils84115581dentils
rentals74017471rentals
cantals93919572cantals
cental84420962cental_
centas85020702centa_s
centrals102712032centrals
deals65435342de__als
decals93717712de_cals
deltas74414822delta_s
denars74621432den_ars
denial74720512denial_
dentalia947532dentalia
dentally121110062dentally
dentate8315152dentate
dentil74017882dentil_
dentins83419222dentins
dents65031802dent__s
details84214042de_tails
entails7912822_entails
genitals937242genitals
lentils73912972lentils
menials94015692menials
mental84521602mental_
metals84520892me_tals
pentads1039522pentads
pentyls1236522pentyls
petals84719812pe_tals
rental63922022rental_
sendals81912272sendals
ventails1139822ventails
ventrals112910002ventrals
vestals104612332vestals
yentas94614212yenta_s

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911076710.563317390.8
2DLD Change Limit107671375.04621337.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691375.62531767.3
 
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