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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 “tarsals” 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.

29 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
tarsals7251260(None) 
tarsal63315271tarsal_
argals75517712_argals
carpals113414632carpals
causals91411182causals
dorsals84110842dorsals
farfals13268502farfals
hartals10313022hartals
marsala939582marsala
marsalas1038252marsalas
marshals1337782marshals
narwals1036982narwals
nasals63312462na_sals
parrals94414572parrals
sarsars73512142sarsars
tahsils1035052tahsils
tamals84116632ta_mals
tarmacs1138322tarmacs
tarnal63716502tarnal_
tarpans92513532tarpans
tarsias74013372tarsias
tarsus6310512tars_us
tartans72615822tartans
tartars73313402tartars
tarzans16329922tarzans
tassels74510852tassels
trials64319882t_rials
vassals1057952vassals
warsaws1335762warsaws

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 Filter1786911076710.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit107671293.47031029.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.90645747.8
 
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