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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 “primal” 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.

50 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
primal10401462(None) 
prima95019341prima_
primas104418101primas
animal85016252animal
bridal9511452bridal
bromal10313652bromal
brumal1049502brumal
optimal1145782optimal
phial10313202phi_al
pial65636712p_i_al
pibal95217322p_ibal
pical95524372p_ical
pima85428662p_ima_
pimas94725102p_imas
pipal95118352p_ipal
plical10411682plical
preman104117452preman
premeal11310522premeal
prill74117942pri_ll
prim85132202prim__
primacy1635602primacy
primage12169142primage
primary1437702primary
primatal1247132primatal
primate111516282primate
prime96525602prim_e
primed115118912primed
primely1457722primely
primer105118682primer
primes104225262primes
primeval1544102primeval
primi95017402prim_i
primly13439622primly
primo95017912prim_o
primos104514422primos
primp115615922prim_p
primps124711822primps
prims95425932prim_s
primula1145712primula
primus103712172primus
proximal1945182proximal
ramal74622242_ramal
rial45938102_ri_al
rival85216502_rival
riyal84413432_riyal
trial54926352tri_al
tribal8611132tribal
trinal6516962trinal
urial54823022uri_al
urinal6614122urinal

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551504.23319501.8
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691504.62338652.6
 
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