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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 “span” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

260 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
span6523466(None) 
pan58466451_pan
scan65530451scan
spa55730811spa_
spae65034321spae
spam85930041spam
spang84919731spang
spank115919571spank
spans74528731spans
spar65433301spar
spas67036721spas
spat66548521spat
spawn107811711spawn
spay96631661spay
spaz155626161spaz
spean74620511spean
spin66231301spin
spun66221461spun
swan76631311swan
alan46844082alan
an211879082__an
apian75018332apian
aspen75216092aspen
azan136521782azan
ban58366842_ban
bean66443862bean
bran65740382bran
can57760142_can
clan65633922clan
cyan96419622cyan
dan46859672_dan
dean56039482dean
elan46734242elan
fan67158862_fan
flan76134182flan
gan48060132_gan
gran56335012gran
guan55325582guan
hwan105716892hwan
inspan837512inspan
japan14411232japan
jean116629282jean
khan115819142khan
koan85425032koan
lean46345242lean
loan47436452loan
man57465872_man
mean65538092mean
moan65832022moan
naan47621932naan
nan37854882_nan
opah96218402opah
opal66923522opal
open66427002open
pa410456482_pa_
pac79054082_pac
pad68057322_pad
pah88853592_pah
pain65647242_pain
pal56761672_pal
pam77858392_pam
pane64950292_pane
pang75336292_pang
pans65855732_pans
pant66061262_pant
pap76758402_pap
par57467022_par
pas58775742_pas
pat58089462_pat
paw87651172_paw
pawn94625302_pawn
pax127346852_pax
pay88461182_pay
pean66147172pean
pen56558842_pen
pian66136092pian
pin57066722_pin
plan65833942plan
pun58846512_pun
ran38266622_ran
roan47234202roan
sab56563202s_ab
sac57452862s_ac
sad47459202s_ad
sae38365182s_ae
sag46163402s_ag
sain45551292sain
sal36462882s_al
sampan102511892sampan
sand55338472s_and
sane45954342s_ane
sang55441232s_ang
sank85236832s_ank
sans45153362s_ans
sap56463232s_ap
saps65346372saps
saran53730302saran
sat36288482s_at
sau36356572s_au
saw68255352s_aw
sawn75428162sawn
sax107447642s_ax
say67264762s_ay
scab85926712scab
scad75725772scad
scag76626892scag
scam85932352scam
scans74625102scans
scant79735072scant
scar66434202scar
scat65848372scat
sea36161292sea_
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
sear47353842sear
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
sedan65620422sedan
seen46943122seen
sen36058522s_en
sepal77723002sepal
sewan85921292sewan
sewn76124332sewn
sha69837782sha_
shad86230912shad
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
sham96436362sham
shank125422192shank
sharn84823702sharn
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shawn116417612shawn
shay107133342shay
shin75634312shin
shun75122772shun
sial45938832sial
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
solan55328152solan
soman75024902soman
son37761952s_on
soon46240502soon
sorn46641062sorn
sown75127452sown
space95325672space
spacy125415622spacy
spade84423322spade
spado83713702spado
spaed85522272spaed
spaes76029972spaes
spahi10311142spahi
spail74921552spail
spait75631602spait
spake114322742spake
spale74929212spale
spall74919302spall
spams94922192spams
spanks124514122spanks
spare75135562spare
spark114920892spark
spars75431542spars
spasm94514172spasm
spate74731582spate
spats75031382spats
spavin114210652spavin
spawns11577922spawns
spays105520512spays
spazz155811132spazz
speak114618672speak
speans85417142speans
spear75821062spear
spec85821972spec
sped76031492sped
spend85619332spend
spent75532832spent
spew95421872spew
spic85227432spic
spik105419712spik
spine76534422spine
spins75327982spins
spiny104921302spiny
spit65545082spit
spiv95917792spiv
splat76129342splat
splay105816042splay
spoon74719442spoon
spot65540692spot
sprag86418692sprag
sprain83614862sprain
sprang95713522sprang
sprat76635972sprat
spray106720062spray
spry96819122spry
spud75818492spud
spue66025522spue
spunk114513402spunk
spur65321192spur
spurn74815452spurn
spy86023742sp_y
stab67329932stab
stag57332002stag
stain55727942stain
stand65923282stand
stane55933002stane
stang66424682stang
stank95823302stank
star48037762star
stat47352692stat
staw78627692staw
stay78333722stay
stun45623452stun
sun37149032s_un
sunn45423592sunn
swab96825312swab
swag87526732swag
swain84919052swain
swam96329982swam
swang95519722swang
swank125318232swank
swans84625012swans
swap95925432swap
swat77244442swat
sway107128232sway
syn67024122s_yn
tan37167572_tan
than76128772than
ulan46527392ulan
ulpan7310122ulpan
upas68322382upas
upon65817582upon
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 Filter178691298720.300595636.7
2DLD Change Limit298722600.87334217.6
3Display Results2602600.0634127.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912601.236144572.0
 
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