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

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
escargot118386(None) 
escargots1262261escargots
argot67728653___argot
cargo85322073__cargo_
cargos94619183__cargos
carrot8423123__carrot
embargo1243033embargo_
ergot65422893e___rgot
escallop1243193escallop
escalop1144783esca_lop
escapist1246213escapist
escar74011993escar___
escarole1045753escarole
escarp10449003escar__p
escarped1355163escarped
escarps11397373escar_ps
escars83913133escar__s
eschalot1346223eschalot
escort84616483escor__t
escot75320083esc___ot
escrow1135913esc_r_ow
esparto944233esparto_
espartos1044333espartos
estragon944793estragon
eucaryote1452473eucaryote
sargo65424413_s_argo_
sargos74318273_s_argos
scarlet91516943_scarlet
scart76139773_scar__t

Search took 8 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 Limit146162297.04620744.0
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.48223882.8
 
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