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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 “amalgam” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

39 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
amalgam124492(None) 
amalgams1343201amalgams
agleam9158623a_gleam
alga57927603__alga_
algae65319623__algae
algal66518223__algal
algas65624933__algas
algum82711763__algum
amalgamate1552263amalgamate
amarna839793amarna_
amiga85514813am_iga_
amigas95912173am_igas
amylum1344693amyl_um
anagram1058193anagram
analgia898363analgia
analgias9107803analgias
azalea1537003azalea_
azaleas1636993azaleas
balsam105612233_balsam
kalam11315113_kal_am
kamala12339963kamal_a_
kamalas13339123kamal_as
madam10316223_ma_dam
magma104513573_ma_gma
mailgram1344413mailgram
malar76424443_mal_ar
malgre9299303_malgre
malm85129983_mal__m
mamaliga1344133mamaliga_
mamaligas1443383mamaligas
manga85026203_manga_
mangas94122923_mangas
margay12310593_margay
marram10313883_marram
realgar834873realgar
salaam8711013_salaam
trangam1039353trangam
yamalka1652963yamalka_
yamalkas1743103yamalkas

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027396.56320421.6
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.96925640.8
 
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