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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 “grackles” 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.

31 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
grackles1530918(None) 
crackles164111271crackles
graciles112511611graciles
grackle14338891grackle_
brickles162810282brickles
cackles153717202_cackles
crackle153611252crackle_
crackled17428862crackled
crankles143510152crankles
freckles17126382freckles
grabbles13339892grabbles
graceless12226892graceless
graces94523492grac__es
gracile102512602gracile_
gracilis11247032gracilis
granules939932granules
grapples13348122grapples
hackles162917062_hackles
mackles154415752_mackles
oracles93212422orac_les
prickles162511092prickles
rackle123917292_rackle_
rankles113114542_rankles
ruckles133414602_ruckles
shackles173010592shackles
spackles16319952spackles
tackles133816522_tackles
trachles13311752trachles
trackless15246722trackless
trickles143013762trickles
truckles14319382truckles

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059313.25037248.9
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691313.64049090.9
 
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