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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 “falderols” 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.

27 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
falderols1310388(None) 
falderals13104041falderals
falderol12103851falderol_
folderols13103661folderols
banderols1245952banderols
falderal12104802falderal_
folderol12103542folderol_
alderfly1542753_alderfly
alders74218423_alder__s
aldols7109713_ald__ols
banderol1145853banderol_
banderole1245143banderole
banderoles1344853banderoles
bannerols1144093bannerols
calderas1147883calder_as
caldrons1138063cald_rons
faders105117463fa_der__s
faldstools1451383faldstools
fallers103917993faller__s
falterers12238033falterers
falters103916473falter__s
fardels11389893farde__ls
farnesols12102743farnesols
federals1247303f_ederals
flaperons14125043flaperons
folders113514393folder__s
wanderoos1345553wanderoos

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641276.30023593.8
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691276.71626606.8
 
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