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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 “formal” 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.

67 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
formal11321520(None) 
formals123312891formals
format113021351format
formol112910331formol
formyl14276441formyl
normal83213531normal
aortal65217512aortal
boral75831702bor_al
boreal84817212boreal
bromal10313652bromal
comal95125132co_mal
coral76033452cor_al
cormel103815602cormel
corral83616252corral
dermal93614342dermal
domal85619202do_mal
dorsal74613942dorsal
farfal123410182farfal
feral85424652fer_al
ferial94621252ferial
firman112211342firman
floral94313812flor_al
foal76630922fo__al
focal104917672fo_cal
foeman11311232foeman
foetal9311882foetal
fontal9313142fontal
fora75937392for_a_
foram105124932for_am
forams115115912forams
foray115023972for_ay
forbad122710502forbad
foreman12312362foreman
forgat104018582forgat
form95836872form__
formable1539502formable
formably1846662formably
formalin1347312formalin
formally1638242formally
formant123416002formant
formate123115092formate
formats123113572formats
forme105225992form_e
formed125021172formed
formee113919942formee
former114221402former
formes114623712formes
formful1545182formful
formic13310452formic
formols12299412formols
forms105327052form_s
formula1246292formula
formyls15235702formyls
foveal1237702foveal
goral65125752gor_al
horal86328682hor_al
informal1355642informal
korma115913082korma_
kormas124511242kormas
loral55927822lor_al
loreal63814312loreal
moral75533432mor_al
mortal84616852mortal
normals92510902normals
oral47638122_or_al
portal84218462portal
wormil1138042wormil

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551672.71630394.3
3Display Results67670.0332030.3
 (SQL Overall)178691673.09257791.4
 
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