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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 “loreal” 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.

42 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
loreal6381431(None) 
boreal84817211boreal
loral55927821lor_al
aortal65217512aortal
areal55928732_areal
boral75831702bor_al
boreas85421732boreas
cereal8315832cereal
choreal124412222choreal
coral76033452cor_al
corneal94414502corneal
corral83616252corral
dorsal74613942dorsal
floral94313812flor_al
formal113215202formal
foveal1237702foveal
goral65125752gor_al
horal86328682hor_al
irreal657832irreal
larval948502larval
leal46043272l__eal
lineal65616032lineal
local74820272lo_cal
loran55925092lor_an
lore45850352lore__
lores55045402lore_s
losel54419422lose_l
loyal84513482lo_yal
luteal64411482luteal
moral75533432mor_al
morel75729092more_l
mortal84616852mortal
normal83213532normal
oral47638122_or_al
ordeal779252_ordeal
oread64619602_oread
portal84218462portal
real45750292__real
sorel56231442sore_l
unreal64414452unreal
ureal56722682_ureal
zoeal144813782zo_eal

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 Limit82551422.50033020.4
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.85962501.2
 
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