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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 “phalanx” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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81 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
phalanx194520(None) 
phalange1465192phalange
phalanxes2153912phalanxes
pharynx2241812pharynx
alan46844083__alan_
aland65526413__aland
alane56135613__alane
alang66023513__alang
alans55636173__alans
alant55742293__alant
chalah143511663chala_h
chalahs15289883chalahs
chalaza2145733chalaza
chalone12312103chalone
chazan20269133chazan_
chazans21268123chazans
exhalant1895353exhalant
galax135314463_gala_x
halal85623593_hala_l
halala94715093_halala
halals95018313_halals
haling104229783_haling
hallux1637363_hallux
halon86124863_halon_
halons95720713_halons
hapax1739323_hapa_x
hazan173813613_hazan_
hazans183411653_hazans
inhalant1147403inhalant
paean77222723p_aean_
paeans85118263p_aeans
pagan86121163p_agan_
pagans95717923p_agans
pahlavi1542643pahlavi
palace104516923p_alace
palais8420423p_alais
palapa10310673p_alapa
palate84226793p_alate
paling93530133p_aling
parang93715513p_arang
pavan106518473p_avan_
pavane114113443p_avane
pavans115715593p_avans
pealing104123203pealing
peasant9314923peasant
phalangal1552473phalangal
phalanger1554113phalanger
phalanges1565363phalanges
phalli1148263phal_li
phallic1447293phallic
phallus1236063phallus
pharaoh1545033pharaoh
phasing133211673phasing
pheasant1347083pheasant
phlox1737333ph_l_ox
phyla13469183phyla__
phylae14458733phyla_e
phylar14437373phyla_r
phylon14318033phylon_
phytane1545443phytane
plan65833943p__lan_
plane74929143p__lane
plank115221143p__lank
plans75731273p__lans
plant75437113p__lant
platan83913693platan_
platane93112303platane
platans93413123platans
playland1444573playland
poblano1145093poblano
praline93019743praline
prolan8414693prolan_
prolans9314273prolans
rhatany1353693rhatany
sealant73118303sealant
shaman113314283shaman_
shamans123610903shamans
thalami1246083thalami
uhlan849113uh_lan_
uhlans937573uh_lans
whaling143910773whaling

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027816.33021173.3
3Display Results81810.0302700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691816.75026472.7
 
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