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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 “sparkled” 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.

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
sparkled1531773(None) 
spackled17297801spackled
sparked143513141spark_ed
sparkle133710211sparkle_
sparkler14317981sparkler
sparkles143210491sparkles
sparklet143110591sparklet
asparkle1443842asparkle_
darkled13378722_darkled
parked134425142_park_ed
parled94626282_par_led
paroled104217622_paroled
shackled18277602shackled
sharked153613912shark_ed
snarled83612362snar_led
spackle15369572spackle_
spackles16319952spackles
spalled103113132spa_lled
spangled1236152spangled
spanked143111732spank_ed
spared95427492spar__ed
sparged113512762spar_ged
sparker133914362spark_er
sparkier14298032sparkier
sparklers15315642sparklers
sparklets15275842sparklets
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparkly16348132sparkl_y
sparred104512862spar_red
speckled17255832speckled
spiraled1137732spiraled
sprawled1434522sprawled
startled9208562startled

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 Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059333.92030882.4
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.07943807.6
 
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