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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 “equal” 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.

34 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
equal144982(None) 
equals1538691equals
aqua132813962aqua_
aquae142212712aquae
aquas142412612aquas
coequal1844932coequal
dual55928172_dual
egal55119432e_gal
equable1849252equable
equably2136182equably
equaled17166922equaled
equally1936872equally
equate152012462equate
equid154610322equid
equip16467262equip
joual12311652joual
qua124821972_qua_
quad144618702_quad
quag144815942_quag
quai134420392_quai
quail144314362_quail
quale143617852_quale
qualm163511182_qualm
quay164618352_quay
sequel1556712sequel
sexual1338412sexual
squab163810732squab
squad155110792squad
squall1538002squall
squat143720142squat
squaw17368982squaw
squeal1538022squeal
unequal1644482unequal
usual5310182usual

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit53800341.57634137.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691341.98590020.7
 
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