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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 “strange” 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.

50 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
strange8541634(None) 
estrange9488891estrange
strang75718311strang_
stranger94715101stranger
stranges94516761stranges
strangle98411501strangle
arrange838682arrange
astringe938222astringe
derange939812derange
estranged11387662estranged
estranger10447842estranger
estranges10359982estranges
grange83716202_grange
orange74016322_orange
outrange92410222outrange
range64728412__range
sprang95713522sprang_
sprangs104610052sprangs
springe103913982springe
stage65330192st_a_ge
stance84316912st_ance
stane55933002st_an_e
stang66424682st_ang_
stanged94113842st_anged
stangs75018162st_angs
storage8310472stora_ge
strafe95215982stra_fe
straggle10359132straggle
strake104017392stra_ke
strand74514822stran_d
stranded102710812stranded
strander97112062strander
strands83711952strands
strangely1345412strangely
strangers104112162strangers
strangest103210842strangest
strangled11268982strangled
strangler10369472strangler
strangles103011552strangles
stravage1245562stravage
string75327562string_
stringed102911872stringed
stringer93812942stringer
strings84617132strings
stringy114111072stringy
strong74914882strong_
stronger9349692stronger
strung75213022strung_
syringe11349472syringe
trance84718762_trance

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671503.43631336.1
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691503.85846317.0
 
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