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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 “gladf” 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.

42 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
glad65624011glad_
glade75121961glade
glads75620611glads
glady105413941glady
blade85923332blade
blaff135216482blaff
clad76225822clad_
clade85821012clade
clads85722732clads
gad57556652g_ad_
gadi66329722g_adi
gads67843382g_ads
gaff114828152g_aff
gelada837622gelada
glace87420152glace
glades84820342glades
gladly11497932gladly
glair65313552glair
glam76529342gla_m
glams85822932glams
gland75217712gland
glands85314402glands
glans65125832glans
glare65222952glare
glary96018542glary
glass65518132glass
glaze155418162glaze
glazy187410982glazy
gled65631142gled_
glede75517832glede
gleds75417892gleds
glide74521592glide
gliff124915662gliff
goad66830982goad_
goads77022852goads
grad66829862grad_
grade75126092grade
grads75625752grads
lad48165702_lad_
lade56345982_lade
lads56549132_lads
lady86527152_lady

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 Filter178691538000.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit53800421.98327130.6
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.62368124.7
 
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