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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 “parsley” 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.

33 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
parsley124779(None) 
paisley1235551paisley
parley116718351par_ley
parsleys1335081parsleys
barley115116762bar_ley
harslet10315652harslet
paisleys1333342paisleys
parlay113713992par_lay
parle75836162par_le_
parled94626282par_led
parles86334402par_les
parleys125212372par_leys
parole84425252parole_
paroled104217622paroled
parolee94119632parolee
paroles95025882paroles
parse75236992pars_e_
parsec105914482pars_ec
parsed96323892pars_ed
parser84822372pars_er
parses85534702pars_es
parsleyed1543342parsleyed
parslied1137812parslied
partlet92720362partlet
partly116315472partl_y
passkey1633562passkey
pusley11379612p_usley
pussley12375122pussley
sparsely1335122sparsely
warsle93112922warsle_
warsled112910442warsled
warsler10289892warsler
warsles103413642warsles

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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671333.48330913.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.62249334.9
 
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