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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 “distal” 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.

44 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
distal7361577(None) 
dismal92412241dismal
distil73616431distil
costal85419512costal
dental74319172dental
dial55935062di__al
diastral946992diastral
dicta84915632dicta_
digital937062digital
diktat11310692diktat
disbar938512disbar
dismals102010242dismals
dismay12229472dismay
dispel9310322dispel
distaff1467682distaff
distain8313782distain
distally1239552distally
distant83519952distant
distill83011322distill
distils83015802distils
dita56032522di_ta_
ditas65923672di_tas
dossal75510302dossal
dotal64919622d_otal
ductal938992ductal
edictal1046992edictal
festal94213562festal
fiscal1139332fiscal
hiatal9310202hiatal
instal6712192instal
listel64214742listel
miskal123710262miskal
missal84314902missal
mistral91013642mistral
pistil83915072pistil
pistol83313332pistol
postal84317532postal
rictal83113182rictal
sisal54217732sis_al
vestal94615572vestal
vista85416602vista_
vistas94513272vistas
visual938802visual
vital84819672vi_tal

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.50033020.4
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691442.85662566.9
 
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