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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 “sprained” 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.

29 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
sprained113843(None) 
strained9412251strained
brained103816102_brained
drained93713252_drained
grained93814272_grained
pained95622852_p_ained
plained103812232_plained
praised104214812_praised
prawned1346742_prawned
rained75024602__rained
sained75424242s__ained
sardined10268662sardined
shrined114112412shr_ined
spanned104111222sp_anned
spavined1434332spavined
spawned13316802sp_awned
speaned103411522spea_ned
spined95423942sp__ined
splined105013112sp_lined
sprain83614862sprain__
sprains93013592sprain_s
sprawled1434522sprawled
sprayed13398902spra_yed
springed123911322spr_inged
sprinted113411162spr_inted
stained84215342s_tained
strainer8512222strainer
trained84117202_trained
upraised11167412upraised

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059293.42035397.4
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691293.87346137.6
 
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