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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 “elain” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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94 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
elain5532470(None) 
blain75421791blain
elains64919851elains
elan46734241ela_n
elfin84312461elfin
eloin55923201eloin
lain46146281_lain
plain74823301plain
slain54923571slain
again65218122again
ain37579092__ain
alan46844082ala_n
alanin6317272alanin
algin65718762algin
aloin55227422aloin
amain74922912amain
blains84516372blains
blawn106813702blawn
blin67228172bl_in
brain76229382brain
cain65643912_cain
chain105723672chain
claim95616912claim
clan65633922cla_n
delaine8314792delaine
detain74617382detain
drain65222892drain
earn46737552e_arn
eclair836812eclair
eland65820392eland
elans55527752elans
elapid939542elapid
elapine9310672elapine
elastin72611842elastin
elate55335882elate
elating83423082elating
elation73620452elation
elfins94810942elfins
elhi7612402elhi_
elint55436472el_int
eloign7456982eloign
eloins65419382eloins
email74715102email
eolian6312592eolian
eosin55220922eosin
etamin81311852etamin
explain1667042explain
fain75840562_fain
flail85316182flail
flair86114122flair
flan76134182fla_n
flavin1239302flavin
gain56042162_gain
gelatin83514732gelatin
glair65313552glair
grain65126252grain
kain85334292_kain
kelvin13117322kelvin
laic65931562_laic
laid56439142_laid
lair45934152_lair
lapin75222922_lapin
lawn75925632_lawn
layin84720332_layin
lean46345242lea_n
learn55322662learn
levin84816412levin
lin37967372_l_in
loin46838722_loin
main65345522_main
melanin9310892melanin
olein5316002olein
pain65647242_pain
plaid85118302plaid
plains85019592plains
plaint85323202plaint
plait75631572plait
plan65833942pla_n
rain46251732_rain
regain74517762regain
relaid75518442relaid
relaxin14239182relaxin
remain85919862remain
retain64523282retain
sain45551292_sain
stain55727942stain
swain84919052swain
tain45548072_tain
train56529112train
twain86313622twain
ulan46527392ula_n
vain75233002_vain
wain75840202_wain
welkin1337312welkin

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800941.65632487.9
3Display Results94940.0165875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691941.765101241.4
 
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