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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 “impaled” 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.

41 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
impaled1228851(None) 
empaled12288951empaled
impale102811661impale_
impaler11298391impaler
impales113311761impales
impled113812511imp_led
dimpled132810302dimp_led
empale102611262empale_
empaler11288352empaler
empales112411432empales
gimbaled14104172gimbaled
imaged1097762im_aged
imbalmed1543292imbalmed
impacted15286352impacted
impaired1335142impaired
impala10256932impal_a
impalas11236952impalas
impalers12226972impalers
impanel1137092impanel
impaneled1443562impaneled
imparked17264862imparked
imparted13248062imparted
impasted13297552impasted
impavid1544552impavid
impawned1643442impawned
impearled1442862impearled
imped105117982imp__ed
impeded13418182impeded
impelled1336072impelled
implead12315822imp_lead
implied1238622implied
imponed12279452imponed
imposed123110292imposed
impulsed1334002impulsed
imputed1236532imputed
inhaled1169332inhaled
paled85538722__paled
pimpled14289192pimp_led
rimpled123311422rimp_led
sepaled10510592sepaled
wimpled15338822wimp_led

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671412.97036252.9
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691413.38952726.8
 
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