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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 “pentangles” 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.

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
pentangles134483(None) 
entangles1075561_entangles
pentangle1245001pentangle_
entangle966252_entangle_
entangled1184512_entangled
entangler1063962_entangler
entanglers1163032_entanglers
pentacles1338772penta_cles
pentanes10316082pentan__es
pentanols1146112pentanol_s
rectangles1344002rectangles
untangles1054712_untangles
bespangles1542133bespangles
disentangles1452703disentangles
fenagles12186083fen_a_gles
fentanyls1541953fentanyl_s
octangles1243463_octangles
panhandles1643273panhandles
penances12312443pen_an_ces
penangs10268373pen_ang__s
pentacle1239383penta_cle_
pentagons1246153penta_gons
pentane9415743pentan__e_
pentanol1046173pentanol__
pentenes10315633penten__es
rectangle1244263rectangle_
semiangles1343473semiangles
tangles83920053___tangles
tentacles1146713tenta_cles
tentages91011043tenta_g_es
untangle966323_untangle_
untangled1165123_untangled
ventages12119773venta_g_es

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 Filter1786911406030.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit140603337.15619648.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.00222330.8
 
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