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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 “wales” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
wales8614283(None) 
ales47067101_ales
bales76250081bales
dales66439741dales
gales65442481gales
hales85449841hales
kales95730981kales
males75049791males
pales75753801pales
rales54947491rales
sales56055591sales
swales93920761swales
tales55451371tales
vales85434261vales
wades95634141wades
waes76048601wa_es
wages95330931wages
wakes126633651wakes
wale74546431wale_
waled94330991waled
waler84229261waler
walers94824461walers
walies95324521walies
walks126218501walks
walls85529381walls
wames106432801wames
wanes85040881wanes
wares88250581wares
waves115633921waves
waxes155825501waxes
whales124716941whales
wiles85437871wiles
wyles114615321wyles

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit28756330.45663061.4
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691330.749238572.8
 
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