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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 “balladries” 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.

27 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
balladries134519(None) 
ballades114211642ballad__es
baldies105317703ba_l_d_ies
baldrics13164893ba_l_drics
ballade104012563ballad__e_
balladeer1243023ballad_eer
balladeers1342523balladeers
balladic1345333ballad_i_c
balladist12146383ballad_ist
balladists13133823balladists
balladry1444213balladr__y
ballads104212913ballad___s
ballcarrier1551363ballcarrier
ballcarriers1661013ballcarriers
ballies93725743ball___ies
barratries1245733barratries
bastardies1365143bastardies
bawdries14136843ba__wdries
beladies11310423b_elad_ies
calvaries1449803calva_ries
fallacies1446833falla_cies
fallaleries1453113fallaleries
gallantries1254123gallantries
galleries10311703gall_eries
maladies11311933ma_lad_ies
salaries8319583sa_la_ries
wallabies1445733walla_bies

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit140603275.94023670.5
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691276.41927837.8
 
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