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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 “kernel” 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.

32 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
kernel10401059(None) 
kennel10369221kennel
kerne94718221kerne_
kerned114112931kerned
kernels11417951kernels
kernes104717531kernes
cornel84020052cornel
crenel84213062crenel
darnel74312182darnel
erne46727432_erne_
ernes55224812_ernes
fennel9429472fennel
ferrel92810202ferrel
keel85729472ke__el
keened114013632keened
keener104012842keener
kenned114411272kenned
kennels11387192kennels
kerbed13339702kerbed
kerfed14358232kerfed
kermes124616132kermes
kern85326212kern__
kerneled1344032kerneled
kernelly1543932kernelly
kerns94719562kern_s
kersey1336792kersey
kevel124213102ke_vel
kirned11408622kirned
tercel83612992tercel
terne56426152terne_
ternes65422902ternes
vernal93514212vernal

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551322.17038041.9
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691322.51671021.9
 
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