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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 “phalangers” 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
phalangers167376(None) 
phalanger1554111phalanger_
phalanges1565361phalange_s
phalange1465192phalange__
phalangeal1652222phalangeal
phalanxes2153912phalanxe_s
philanders1644272philanders
balancers1345063_balancers
challengers1752503challengers
changers144313203ch__angers
clangers114312343__clangers
flangers123311373__flangers
hangers113120813_h__angers
haranguers1442483_haranguers
malanders1237023_malanders
malingers1285853_malingers
palavers1337993p_ala_vers
phalangal1552473phalang_al
phalanstery1951383phalanstery
pharynges1842883pharynge_s
philander1544063philander_
pillagers12276923pilla_gers
planers94517953p__lan_ers
planners10399943p__lanners
planters102915333p__lanters
plungers11379413p__lungers
prolongers13264763prolongers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603276.15622840.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.57527177.3
 
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