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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 “stales” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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242 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
stales6553829(None) 
sales56055591s_ales
scales84529311scales
shales94731251shales
spales84728101spales
stables93219071stables
stades74626241stades
stages75629491stages
stakes103927291stakes
stale55637101stale_
staled74728101staled
staler64025821staler
stalest73720171stalest
stalks104614551stalks
stalls64019931stalls
stanes64933401stanes
stapes85028731stapes
staples93617211staples
stares66038751stares
stases64225561stases
states64337081states
staves94525191staves
steles63725661steles
stiles64328771stiles
stoles63927671stoles
styles94418651styles
swales93920761swales
tales55451371_tales
ales47067102__ales
bales76250082_bales
dales66439742_dales
estates74520182estates
etapes85415292etapes
gales65442482_gales
hales85449842_hales
istles62814982ist_les
kales95730982_kales
males75049792_males
pales75753802_pales
rales54947492_rales
reales64934122reales
sabes76437462s_abes
sables85026692sables
sades65239892s_ades
safes85226722s_afes
sages65339062s_ages
sakes95540752s_akes
sale44959702s_ale_
salep77022952s_alep
saleps85014902s_aleps
salps74423242s_alps
sals46851672s_al_s
salts55431882s_alts
salves94221762s_alves
sanes55649072s_anes
sates54949322s_ates
saves85838632s_aves
saxes125229342s_axes
scalds94813692scalds
scale74629142scale_
scaled94822442scaled
scaler84321612scaler
scalers93817262scalers
scalls84218202scalls
scalps104315232scalps
scapes105122262scapes
scares85033002scares
sealed74328362sealed
sealer63928962sealer
sealers74323552sealers
seals54839702seal_s
selles64426982selles
settles73916002settles
shades105924532shades
shakes135024592shakes
shale85332832shale_
shaled105023952shaled
shaley123714992shaley
shames114726222shames
shapes115124952shapes
shares95236412shares
shaves125224932shaves
sials54227242sial_s
sidles74721152sidles
skalds11437832skalds
skates104219402skates
slakes104021882slakes
slates64934062slates
slaves95023022slaves
smalls84514122smalls
smalts85214892smalts
smazes174311662smazes
smiles84522292smiles
snakes103919602snakes
snares65329032snares
soaves94218672soaves
socles8418452socles
soles55547922s_oles
spaces104722632spaces
spades94222582spades
spaes76029972spa_es
spale74929212spale_
spalls84217342spalls
spares84834552spares
spates85028172spates
spiles84227912spiles
stabiles10311402stabiles
stable83921642stable_
stabled103514952stabled
stabler94014932stabler
stablers103611152stablers
stablest103312942stablest
stabs76221382sta_bs
stacks124317262stacks
stactes91914632stactes
staddles10258692staddles
stade64825302stade_
staffs12349752staffs
stage65330192stage_
staged84521562staged
stager74821342stager
stagers84116672stagers
stagey105915582stagey
stags66226742sta_gs
staigs75414812staigs
stains64923652stains
stairs65416332stairs
stake95927532stake_
staked114621942staked
stalag7310022stalag
stalags838642stalags
stalely1039212stalely
stalk94518002stal_k
stalked123811172stalked
stalker113912252stalker
stalkers12369852stalkers
stalky13499302stalky
stall54722352stal_l
stalled83515692stalled
stamen84115942stamen
stamens93411482stamens
stamps105614022stamps
stances93715962stances
stands75118052stands
stane55933002stane_
staned74824642staned
stangs75018172stangs
stanks104917702stanks
staphs114411032staphs
staple84415822staple_
stapled103613702stapled
stapler93913642stapler
staplers103111202staplers
stare54440262stare_
stared75429872stared
starer64027362starer
starers74522312starers
starets73515922starets
starless81610842starless
starlet71620122starlet
starlets81610082starlets
stars55836572sta_rs
startles82111962startles
starts65423122starts
starves104614552starves
stashes103916172stashes
stasis63116872stasis
state56237332state_
stated75427832stated
stater64427562stater
staters73922342staters
stats55933362sta_ts
statues74614902statues
status65515212status
stave85324992stave_
staved103918052staved
stayed104817272stayed
stayer94516482stayer
stayers103813632stayers
stays86022022sta_ys
stealer72913982stealer
stealers83412212stealers
steals64020062steal_s
steels64117982steels
stele55026842stele_
steres63929532steres
sties55132982st_ies
stifles103013392stifles
stile54931572stile_
stills64118572stills
stilts67915312stilts
stimes85920572stimes
stipes84524052stipes
stokes104821792stokes
stole54928812stole_
stoled74521592stoled
stolen64315062stolen
stones65130032stones
stopes84525892stopes
stores65533662stores
stoves93818922stoves
strafes104516002strafes
strakes114218072strakes
stulls63912982stulls
stupes84116952stupes
styes86316522st_yes
style85519362style_
styled105613102styled
styler94013302styler
stylers10359352stylers
stylet94018572stylet
stylets10369212stylets
stylus9397462stylus
swages104417072swages
swale85221592swale_
tabes76033922_tabes
tables84524892_tables
taces76237802_taces
taels56822072_taels
tajes124920692_tajes
takes94437792_takes
talas55935892_talas
talcs74817182_talcs
tale46154162_tale_
taler56034872_taler
talers64628152_talers
talks94322692_talks
talls55133432_talls
talus55423262_talus
tames75242012_tames
tapes75838602_tapes
tares57456562_tares
tates55444982_tates
taxes124730822_taxes
teles54536002_teles
tiles55542102_tiles
toles55147132_toles
tsades74310992tsades
tules54532792_tules
vales85434262_vales
wales86142842_wales
whales124716942whales

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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit825512422.45333653.1
3Display Results2422420.0803025.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912423.23655219.7
 
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