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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 “algae” 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.

78 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
algae6531962(None) 
alae45643751al_ae
alga57927601alga_
algal66518221algal
algas65624931algas
adage7414052adage
aga410447232a_ga_
agape85614842a_gape
agar58726412a_gar
agas55938842a_gas
agate66525152a_gate
agave95314032a_gave
agaze156113662a_gaze
age47154332a_g_e
agee56241492a_gee
aggie73415012aggie
aglare7312422aglare
aglee65728492aglee
ague55725922a_gue
ala312463602al_a_
alan46844082al_an
alane56135612alane
alar46340072al_ar
alas46358122al_as
alate55340322alate
alba68328332alba_
albas75925392albas
alcade91111512alcade
ale36572342al__e
alee46652322al_ee
alegar739282alegar
alfa77624272alfa_
alfas87219042alfas
algid75415582algid
algin65718762algin
algor6513052algor
algum82711762algum
alias55834602alias
alike95523962alike
aline57243152aline
alive85722512alive
alkane104313322alkane
alkie95520032alkie
allay85620392allay
allee54932122allee
alma66333022alma_
almah106917252almah
almas76629772almas
alme65832162al_me
aloe45540192al_oe
alone55732962alone
altar55520642altar
alulae6312742alulae
alway116113922alway
anga56831352anga_
angas65827982angas
angle64528872angle
anlage72514232anlage
ansae55720972ansae
antae56828292antae
aquae142212712aquae
areae55229742areae
argal65023392argal
argle65421562argle
argue64818442argue
aurae54128112aurae
avgas96912132avgas
blae66134642bl_ae
gae46457702__gae
galeae74717452galeae
lagan66520342lagan
malgre9299302malgre
paleae84820292paleae
plage84520402plage
rugae65114762rugae
salpae84614272salpae
togae67020112togae
ulnae55214572ulnae

Search took 6 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 Filter178691538000.670266703.0
2DLD Change Limit53800784.34612379.2
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691785.06235300.5
 
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