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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 “semibald” 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.

31 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
semibald134456(None) 
semigala1144632semigala
semihard1444682semihard
semimild1344112semimild
seminal91213412seminal_
semiwild1443712semiwild
cembali13156043cem_bali
cembalo13145533cem_balo
embalm1236653_em_balm
emerald1046923_emerald
geminal10109913geminal_
ribald9209293__ribald
sambaed1238303sam_baed
sambal105215183sam_bal_
sambals115213483sam_bals
scribal1137963scribal_
semiarid1147793semiarid
semimat11412913semima_t
semimatt1258313semimatt
semina8915573semina__
seminally1458803seminally
seminar979763semina_r
seminars1079053seminars
seminary1398103seminary
semioval1346223semioval_
semiraw1246053semira_w
semisolid1254723semisolid
serial64625863seri_al_
serials73919753seri_als
skewbald1842073skewbald
somital939403somital_

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 Filter1786911461620.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit146162318.36017483.5
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691318.82620246.0
 
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