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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 “pulsar” 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
pulsar832936(None) 
pulsars9358911pulsars
pulser84215191pulser
bulbar1039582bulbar
bursar85413252bursar
fulmar1137252fulmar
gular6314832gul_ar
hussar9317282hussar
palmar104113462palmar
pilar75221502pil_ar
pillar8314022pillar
polar75623452pol_ar
pula65129372pul_a_
puler74826622pul_er
puller83820812puller
pulpal10408452pulpal
pulper103513272pulper
puls65437562puls__
pulsant9310562pulsant
pulsate9510232pulsate
pulsator1085692pulsator
pulse74219972puls_e
pulsed94013722pulsed
pulsers94213152pulsers
pulses83818662pulses
purser85020472purser
quasar1536832quasar
tussar6369542tussar
ulnar56013982_ulnar
vulgar10426822vulgar
vulvar12427962vulvar

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 Filter178691825510.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit82551312.32635490.5
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691312.73265406.7
 
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