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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 “gulag” 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.

39 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
gulag731082(None) 
gulags837541gulags
gular6314831gular
clag75924572_clag
flag87427082_flag
gag57753632g__ag
gala55635162gala_
galago838902galago
galah95917632galah
galas65731642galas
galax135314462galax
glad65624012g_lad
glam76529342g_lam
gleg66219802g_leg
glug66118012g_lug
guan55325582gu_an
guar56923292gu_ar
gul45832792gul__
gulch113810602gulch
gules64831042gules
gulf84929422gul_f
gulfs94915302gulfs
gulfy124612002gulfy
gull54828452gul_l
gulls65222982gulls
gully94020682gully
gulp75521362gul_p
gulps84715072gulps
gulpy114612762gulpy
guls55930852gul_s
hula74923752hula_
hulas84920882hulas
kulak858822kulak
lag47862122__lag
pula65129372pula_
quag144815942qu_ag
slag55934352_slag
ulan46527392_ulan
yulan8411492yulan

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800391.50035866.7
3Display Results39390.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691391.81398560.9
 
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