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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 “pellagra” 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
pellagra114360(None) 
pellagras1243381pellagras
pellagrin1253262pellagrin
cellar84514983cella_r_
cellars93713693cella_rs
jellaba1643883jella_ba
palabra1137193p_alabra
palladia1146633palladia
pedlar93311273pedla_r_
pedlars103210213pedla_rs
pedlary13277543pedla_ry
pelage9515363pe_lag_e
pelages10714613pe_lages
pelagial1146543pe_lagial
pelagic1237863pe_lagic
pellagrins1353423pellagrins
pellagrous1352693pellagrous
pentagram1444673pentagram
pillage103412603pillag_e
pillaged12298093pillaged
pillager11278553pillager
pillagers12276923pillagers
pillages113012613pillages
pillar8314023pilla_r_
pillars9313493pilla_rs
podagra1143603p_odagra
pollard103511143polla_rd

Search took 9 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 Limit146162277.57619292.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.02822258.5
 
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