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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 “dermal” 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.

46 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
dermal9361434(None) 
derma84918511derma_
dermas94116811dermas
aerial64625712aerial
ceramal1138842ceramal
cercal10314122cercal
cereal8315832cereal
deal56347412de__al
decal85523232de_cal
decimal1238082decimal
decrial10310322decrial
dedal75719022de_dal
denial74720512denial
dental74319172dental
derail74218812derail
derat65044082der_at
deray95024182der_ay
derm76031892derm__
dermic114511912dermic
dermis94717162dermis
derms85022892derm_s
desman9311692desman
dismal92412242dismal
domal85619202d_omal
dorsal74613942dorsal
dural64923892dur_al
feral85424652fer_al
ferial94621252ferial
formal113215202formal
german9611982german
hemal104419802he_mal
herbal112513492herbal
herma105318882herma_
hermae115314472hermae
hermai118912862hermai
merman10513862merman
normal83213532normal
seral56336382ser_al
serial64625862serial
serumal938782serumal
serval93913412serval
tergal72912832tergal
thermal125010972thermal
verbal112513662verbal
vernal93514212vernal
versal93013752versal

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551462.19037694.5
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691462.54670185.0
 
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