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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 “shrank” 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.

35 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
shrank1335912(None) 
shank125422191sh_ank
shrink134511731shrink
shrunk13357061shrunk
brank115222282_brank
crank114819612_crank
drank104816202_drank
frank124417512_frank
hank115134142_h_ank
prank115019452_prank
rank85135532__rank
sank85236832s__ank
saran53730302saran_
sarans64224432sarans
shack145321752sh_ack
shanks135315582sh_anks
shark126225022sh_ark
sharn84823702sharn_
sharns95516982sharns
sharny124711832sharny
shoran94016042shoran_
shorans102812412shorans
shriek134211102shriek
shrine94920052shrine
shrinks14397912shrinks
skank84415582s_kank
slank95822772s_lank
spank115919572s_pank
sprang95713522sprang
stank95823302s_tank
strand74514822strand
strang75718312strang
swank125318232s_wank
thank125817802th_ank
trank96222422_trank

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551352.23336968.7
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691352.59268939.4
 
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