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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 “sorrel” 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.

45 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
sorrel641355(None) 
sorel56231441so_rel
sorrels7310721sorrels
barrel84517872barrel
bordel94514572bordel
carrel84718632carrel
corbel103715972corbel
cormel103815602cormel
cornel84020052cornel
corral83616252corral
dorsel75315502dorsel
ferrel92810202ferrel
morel75729092mo_rel
morsel85815892morsel
oriel54920422_oriel
parrel84515982parrel
saurel6511992saurel
sirree64017342sirree
snorkel1135422snorkel
soared74324292soared
soarer64522242soarer
soiree62919482soiree
solgel737962solgel
sorbed94916522sorbed
sorbet83924082sorbet
sore47059532so_re_
sored66141782so_red
sorels63921162so_rels
sorely94618012so_rely
sorer56236592so_rer
sores55454282so_res
sorned74820042sorned
sorner64720392sorner
sororal7310652sororal
sorrier72313732sorrier
sorrily1039832sorrily
sorrow9339442sorrow
sorry84618252sorr_y
sorted74523712sorted
sorter64425092sorter
soured74921862soured
sourer63620212sourer
streel64214022streel
surreal739232surreal
surrey94414582surrey

Search took 4 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 Limit82551452.76629844.9
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.12557181.1
 
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