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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 “vassal” 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
vassal97924(None) 
vasal85516291va_sal
vassals1057951vassals
assai5711542_assai
assail6610152_assail
assay8710282_assay
basal75722282ba_sal
byssal1134992byssal
casual81112862casual
causal81413202causal
dossal75510302dossal
hassel95614212hassel
massa75518922massa_
massas85116462massas
missal84314902missal
nasal56217592na_sal
nasial6413282nasial
pascal10812372pascal
passel85117002passel
pausal81511962pausal
rascal8511122rascal
tarsal63315272tarsal
tassel66014772tassel
tussal6288322tussal
vagal94613632va_gal
valval12398862valval
vandal103713832vandal
vasa76522972va_sa_
versal93013752versal
vessel937952vessel
vestal94615572vestal
visual938802visual
wassail1056132wassail

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551332.56332208.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.93960799.9
 
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