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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 “kababs” 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
kababs1440977(None) 
kabab134814441kabab_
kabars124513951kabars
kabobs14439301kabobs
kebabs14418511kebabs
abas68642082_aba_s
abbas95918642_abbas
babas96325732baba_s
baobabs1044442baobabs
cabals104020152cabals
cabobs124311892cabobs
kaas86531842ka_a_s
kabaka11348502kabaka
kabakas12367402kabakas
kabala124011552kabala
kabalas133911062kabalas
kabar114815552kaba_r
kabaya15387122kabaya
kabayas16316802kabayas
kabob134113932kabob_
kabs107130842k__abs
kaiaks937042kaiaks
kakas85117342kaka_s
kalams12310602kalams
kanas95326912kana_s
kanbans1337722kanbans
kapas116021732kapa_s
karats106420492karats
kasbahs1634362kasbahs
katas95922092kata_s
kavas125919952kava_s
kavass13517302kavass
kayaks1236332kayaks
kbars114612602k_bars
kebab134312002kebab_
kebars124112492kebars
kebobs14427292kebobs
nabobs10388212nabobs
nawabs1185062nawabs
rabats83116222rabats
sabals84618862sabals

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.59331836.1
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691412.98559863.0
 
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