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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 “signal” 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
signal7371148(None) 
signa66114701signa_
signals8359161signals
binal75323822bi_nal
final83922032fi_nal
gingal81010152gingal
jingal1498592jingal
lienal63912782lienal
lignan75510322lignan
pinnal84814272pinnal
regnal74812932regnal
sial45938832si__al
sigil63515502sig_il
sigla64515202sigla_
sigma84513832sigma_
sigmas94111362sigmas
sign55523052sign__
signage937772signage
signaled1035392signaled
signaler945452signaler
signally1246532signally
signed83413752signed
signee73617232signee
signer74015632signer
signet73621152signet
signor73510352signor
signs65516322sign_s
simnel857022simnel
sisal54217732si_sal
spinal84915312spinal
stigmal10245922stigmal
vinal85725812vi_nal

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551322.37634743.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691322.71865743.6
 
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