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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 “ballpark” 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.

31 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
ballpark164375(None) 
ballparks1743201ballparks
ballhawk2042142ballhawk
ballyard1445892ballyard
hallmark1744212hallmark
airpark1344923_airpark
backpack1945463backpack
baldpate1345483baldpate
ballad94315323ball_a_d
ballade104012563ball_ade
balladry1444213balladry
ballads104212913ball_ads
ballast9313993ball_ast
baller83825203ball_er_
ballers94421013ball_ers
ballgame1343653ballgame
ballhawks2142063ballhawks
ballyards1544993ballyards
ballyrag1443433ballyrag
baresark1443883baresark
billiard1145873billiard
bollard103210503boll_ard
bulwark1645213b_ulwark
callback1845333callback
calpack17338333ca_lpack
fallback1944553fallback
galliard10125753galliard
halliard12125963halliard
hallmarks1843543hallmarks
kalpak11437243ka_lpa_k
mallard10310273mall_ard

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162317.37319824.0
3Display Results31310.033939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691317.84622774.8
 
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