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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 “tales” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

37 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
tales5545137(None) 
ales47067101_ales
bales76250081bales
dales66439741dales
gales65442481gales
hales85449841hales
kales95730981kales
males75049791males
pales75753801pales
rales54947491rales
sales56055591sales
stales65538291stales
tabes76033921tabes
tables84524881tables
taces76237801taces
taels56822071taels
tajes124920691tajes
takes94437791takes
talas55935891talas
talcs74817181talcs
tale46154161tale_
taler56034861taler
talers64628141talers
talks94322691talks
talls55133431talls
talus55423261talus
tames75242011tames
tapes75838601tapes
tares57456561tares
tates55444981tates
taxes124730821taxes
teles54536001teles
tiles55542101tiles
toles55147131toles
tules54532791tules
vales85434261vales
wales86142831wales

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit28756370.50057512.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691370.579308620.0
 
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