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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 “scan” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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241 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
scan6553045(None) 
can57760141_can
scab85926711scab
scad75725771scad
scag76626891scag
scam85932351scam
scans74625101scans
scant79735071scant
scar66434201scar
scat65848371scat
span65234661span
swan76631311swan
alan46844082alan
an211879082__an
ashcan1135842ashcan
azan136521782azan
ban58366842_ban
bean66443862bean
bran65740382bran
cab78355402_cab
cad67456362_cad
cain65643912_cain
cam78058982_cam
cane66653122_cane
cans65050852_cans
cant66362032_cant
cap76758982_cap
car59165562_car
carn66245432_carn
cat58282342_cat
caw86647932_caw
cay87155982_cay
clan65633922clan
con510268022_con
cyan96419622cyan
dan46859672_dan
dean56039482dean
elan46734242elan
escar74011992escar
fan67158862_fan
flan76134182flan
gan48060132_gan
gran56335012gran
guan55325582guan
hwan105716892hwan
icon66922042icon
jean116629282jean
khan115819142khan
koan85425032koan
lean46345242lean
loan47436452loan
man57465872_man
mean65538092mean
moan65832022moan
naan47621932naan
nan37854882_nan
oca56731732oca_
ocas66729632ocas
ocean71212962ocean
octan71313482octan
pan58466452_pan
pean66147172pean
pecan91919032pecan
pian66136092pian
plan65833942plan
ran38266622_ran
roan47234202roan
sab56563202s_ab
sac57452862s_ac
sack105337312sack
sacs65739072sacs
sad47459202s_ad
sae38365182s_ae
sag46163402s_ag
sain45551292sain
sal36462882s_al
sand55338472s_and
sane45954342s_ane
sang55441242s_ang
sank85236832s_ank
sans45153362s_ans
sap56463232s_ap
saran53730302saran
sat36288482s_at
sau36356572s_au
saw68255352s_aw
sawn75428162sawn
sax107447642s_ax
say67264762s_ay
scabs94818642scabs
scads85419962scads
scags85520972scags
scald84818122scald
scale74629142scale
scall74420372scall
scalp95217982scalp
scaly104718722scaly
scamp115717312scamp
scams94423972scams
scants85219722scants
scanty114014662scanty
scape96921842scape
scare75334462scare
scarf105427142scarf
scarp95724102scarp
scars75433532scars
scart76139772scart
scary105222592scary
scats75930602scats
scatt76030092scatt
scaup95515992scaup
scaur75814902scaur
scena74815782scena
scend85516292scend
scene77220572scene
scent75831622scent
schav1338312schav
scion72214992scion
scone74621832scone
scop85925522scop
scorn75817452scorn
scot66242612scot
scow96021422scow
scrag85916172scrag
scram910621622scram
scrap97120402scrap
scry96017762scry
scud76221282scud
scum85924522scum
scup84822382scup
scut65835542scut
sea36161292sea_
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
sear47353842sear
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
secant84023292secant
sedan65620422sedan
seen46943122seen
sen36058522s_en
sewan85921292sewan
sewn76124332sewn
sha69837782sha_
shad86230912shad
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
sham96436362sham
shank125422192shank
sharn84823702sharn
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shawn116417612shawn
shay107133342shay
shin75634312shin
shun75122772shun
sial45938832sial
siccan1037592siccan
sign55523052sign
sin36265892s_in
ska76925862ska_
skag96321512skag
skank84415582skank
skas85325712skas
skat87037902skat
skean94415622skean
skin85927532skin
slab67133762slab
slag55934352slag
slain54923572slain
slam67737972slam
slang66324022slang
slank95822772slank
slant55238702slant
slap66434042slap
slat46959022slat
slaw77930712slaw
slay76436382slay
snag55827872snag
snap65727032snap
snaw78923072snaw
soak87227662soak
soap65831132soap
soar46838672soar
soca66330052soca_
socas74026182socas
socman1039812socman
solan55328152solan
soman75024902soman
son37761952s_on
soon46240502soon
sorn46641062sorn
sown75127452sown
spa55730812spa_
spae65034322spae
spam85930042spam
spang84919732spang
spank115919572spank
spans74528732spans
spar65433302spar
spas67036722spas
spat66548522spat
spawn107811712spawn
spay96631662spay
spaz155626162spaz
spean74620512spean
spin66231302spin
spun66221462spun
stab67329932stab
stag57332002stag
stain55727942stain
stand65923282stand
stane55933002stane
stang66424692stang
stank95823302stank
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
staw78627692staw
stay78333722stay
stun45623452stun
sun37149032s_un
sunn45423592sunn
swab96825312swab
swag87526732swag
swain84919052swain
swam96329982swam
swang95519722swang
swank125318232swank
swans84625012swans
swap95925432swap
swat77244442swat
sway107128232sway
syn67024122s_yn
tan37167582_tan
than76128772than
ulan46527392ulan
van66246332_van
wan66761942_wan
wean75734352wean
yean75834582yean
yuan76120012yuan

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 Filter178691298720.263679433.5
2DLD Change Limit298722410.90632971.3
3Display Results2412410.0633825.4
 (SQL Overall)1786912411.232145041.4
 
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