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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 “ballets” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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93 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
ballets9371951(None) 
ballers94421011ballers
ballet84733971ballet_
ballots94116031ballots
billets94516151billets
bullets93516391bullets
callets93821701callets
gallets83517401gallets
mallets93318491mallets
pallets93919301pallets
sallets73719651sallets
wallets103914831wallets
aglets73915682_aglets
allees64521482_allees
alleys95113302_alleys
allots64019172_allots
baguets1037482baguets
bailees93914382bailees
bailers94221352bailers
baileys12388932baileys
baldest102313532baldest
baleens938472baleens
balers85626932ba_lers
bales76250082ba_le_s
balkers134915722balkers
ballads104212912ballads
ballast9313992ballast
ballasts1037932ballasts
balled94926892balle_d
baller83825202balle_r
balletic1248072balletic
ballies93725742ballies
ballonets1146722ballonets
ballons93916962ballons
ballot84624092ballot_
balls76236412ball__s
ballute938542ballute
ballutes1037522ballutes
bannets94013842bannets
barbets114915842barbets
barless94317002barless
barleys125011842barleys
barrets94917102barrets
baskets135111832baskets
bassets96414822bassets
bawlers124412732bawlers
belles85325992belle_s
billers94720832billers
billet86029722billet_
blets75324942b__lets
bluets87215492b_luets
bulblets1255352bulblets
bullet84528612bullet_
cablets114216342cablets
callees94117782callees
callers94221962callers
callet84536762callet_
camlets114314622camlets
caplets114914522caplets
collets93517902collets
cullets94015612cullets
dalles74222062dalle_s
eaglets84111662eaglets
fallers103917992fallers
fillets103414752fillets
gallet73630852gallet_
galleta8399642galleta
galletas9308132galletas
galleys11369712galleys
gullets84013712gullets
hallels103310132hallels
hamlets123211402hamlets
haslets102510862haslets
mallees93315972mallees
mallet84433052mallet_
malleus92911312malleus
millets94216842millets
mullets93614782mullets
palets85122312pa_lets
pallet84232652pallet_
pellets94014782pellets
pullets94015162pullets
rillets74216152rillets
sallet63734542sallet_
samlets93813552samlets
tablets94714382tablets
tallest7317092tallest
tallits73215992tallits
valets93715622va_lets
valleys13407482valleys
varlets10411572varlets
wallet93327092wallet_
willets104414322willets

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671933.11034620.9
3Display Results93930.0303100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691933.53050620.7
 
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