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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 “squalls” 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.

37 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
squalls164731(None) 
squall1538001squall_
squally1937671squally
squills1666311squills
equally1936872equally
equals1538692equa_ls
quails153412642_quails
qualms17317242_qualms
quells15359702_quells
quills153811852_quills
quolls15327302_quolls
scalls84218202s_calls
sculls84613882scu_lls
skulls10429642sku_lls
smalls84514122s_malls
spalls84217342s_palls
squabs17429322squa_bs
squads164410292squa_ds
squalid1737052squalid
squalled1835942squalled
squaller1736082squaller
squallers1834682squallers
squallish2143402squallish
squalor1644422squalor
squalors1744582squalors
squares163714462squares
squarks20417182squarks
squatly1946432squatly
squats153712962squa_ts
squawks23294882squawks
squaws18438782squa_ws
squeals1636512squeals
squill1537232squill_
squilla1635532squilla
squillas1745332squillas
stalls64019932s_talls
stulls63912982stu_lls

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671372.84637832.4
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.23255288.1
 
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