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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 “balsamed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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97 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
balsamed134454(None) 
balsam105612232balsam__
balsamic1463802balsamic
balsams11579012balsam_s
blamed116017952b_l_amed
salaamed1134622salaamed
ablated102513443abl_ated
alameda1035493_al_ameda
alarmed1037743_alarmed
alated75625153_al_ated
allayed11138063_allayed
ansated84214003_ansated
ashamed1336243_ashamed
assayed1135593_assayed
assumed1065293_assumed
baaed85218163ba__a_ed
baccated15148373baccated
badassed1244273badassed
bailsmen1244623bails_men
balanced1356513balanced
balases93815433bal_ases
balded105417513bal__ded
baldfaced1882413baldfaced
baldpated1543823baldpated
baled85436443bal___ed
balked135219413bal__ked
ballad94315323balla__d
ballade104012563ballade_
ballades114211643ballades
ballasted1245453ballasted
balled94926893bal__led
ballgame1343653ballgame_
ballgames1443573ballgames
balloted1189043balloted
balsa77920413balsa___
balsaming1445123balsaming
balsas86417523balsa__s
bammed133913243ba__mmed
bandaged1337313bandaged
banjaxed2542353banjaxed
barraged1297683barraged
based85331583ba_s__ed
basemen1139083ba_semen
bashed126225703ba_s_hed
basined10310003ba_sined
basked135218603ba_s_ked
basseted1136753basseted
basted95227233ba_s_ted
batsmen1146883bats_men
beamed115720733b__eamed
belaced124112153bel_aced
belated103520013bel_ated
belayed133610083bel_ayed
beldame1237233beldame_
beldames1336803beldames
beleaped1336103beleaped
benamed122911093b_enamed
beshamed1635733beshamed
beslaved1435023beslaved
beslimed1335013beslimed
bilsted1038033bils_ted
bladed104717763b_l_aded
blame95625493b_l_ame_
blamer104417143b_l_amer
blames105121863b_l_ames
blared95018243b_l_ared
blasted104213473blas_ted
blawed124713893b_l_awed
blazed184314713b_l_azed
bleared104211253b_leared
bleated104015973b_leated
bloated104513433b_loated
bloomed12439433b_loomed
blumed114313643b_l_umed
bosomed1238003b_osomed
breamed124011593b_reamed
calmed114816383cal__med
falcated1438483falcated
flamed124618973_fl_amed
galeated104111583galeated
gleamed11327933_gleamed
lamed85235293__l_amed
loamed94414613__loamed
massaged1236753massaged
melamed1249633mel_amed
palaced124110783pal_aced
palisaded1343563palisaded
palmated132511003palmated
palmed114314643pal__med
palpated13249763palpated
palsied102911303pals_ied
passaged1236243passaged
pulsated1136853pulsated
ransomed1146933ransomed
salvaged1335363salvaged
tallaged10257923tallaged
valuated12239203valuated

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162978.34617512.8
3Display Results97970.0303233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691978.81220278.1
 
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