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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 “crestal” 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
crestal931213(None) 
crustal939021crustal
crystal1237431crystal
agrestal945652agrestal
cental84420962c_ental
cesta75419482c_esta_
cestas85018542c_estas
coastal9411042coastal
costal85419512c_ostal
credal9311672cre_dal
creedal1037092creedal
cresol8310212cres_ol
crest74632692crest__
crested103416552crested
crests85218702crest_s
cresyl1135132cres_yl
crissal937412crissal
crista8311802crista_
cristae9310612cristae
cryptal1445682cryptal
crystals1347172crystals
cuesta838512cuesta_
cuestas957932cuestas
festal94213562_festal
forestal11410282forestal
rectal84418142_rectal
rental63922032_rental
reseal64819652_reseal
vestal94615572_vestal

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 Filter1786911076710.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit107671293.45331181.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.90545759.5
 
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