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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 “sparkle” 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.

38 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
sparkle13371021(None) 
asparkle1443841asparkle
spackle15369571spackle
sparkled15317731sparkled
sparkler14317981sparkler
sparkles143210491sparkles
sparklet143110591sparklet
sparkly16348131sparkly
darkle113813942_darkle
parle75836162_par_le
parole84425252_parole
shackle16409542shackle
spackled17297802spackled
spackles16319952spackles
spake114322742spa_k_e
spale74929212spa__le
spangle1038402spangle
sparable121611982sparable
spare75135562spar__e
sparely123410672sparely
sparge94216052spar_ge
spark114920892spark__
sparked143513142sparked
sparker133914362sparker
sparkier14298032sparkier
sparkily1735022sparkily
sparklers15315642sparklers
sparklets15275842sparklets
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparks124616362spark_s
sparky154511522spark_y
sparse84516342spar_se
spatzle1834582spatzle
speckle15297552speckle
sporule937272sporule
spurtle937452spurtle
starkly14277032starkly
startle72511122startle

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671382.87637437.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.27954495.6
 
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