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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 “valval” 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.

32 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
valval1239886(None) 
valvar12388651valvar
vulval12417661vulval
algal66518222_algal
arval86017012_arval
fallal93612692fallal
halal85623592hal_al
hallal94415562hallal
halva115414432halva_
halvah15499832halvah
halvas124714172halvas
larval948502larval
naval85315832na_val
paleal84716672paleal
palpal104112052palpal
salal55425702sal_al
vagal94613632va_gal
valvate133710812valvate
valve114515932valv_e
valved136711042valved
valves124113782valves
valvula1343252valvula
valvule1343662valvule
vandal103713832vandal
vasal85516292va_sal
vassal979242vassal
volva11399002volva_
volvas12447992volvas
vulva11448802vulva_
vulvae12438032vulvae
vulvar12427962vulvar
vulvas12388842vulvas

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551322.25036689.3
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691322.62368124.7
 
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