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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 “columnar” 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.

36 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
columnar124371(None) 
columnal1244411columnal
columbary1842962columbary
column1038102column__
columnea1243672columnea
columneas1343012columneas
columned1334922columned
columns1136472column_s
solunar735282solu_nar
alumna857343_alumna_
alumnae955403_alumnae
calamar1149293calam_ar
calumny1443863calumn_y
cislunar1082023cislu_nar
clumber134011443c_lumber
colinear1045913colinear
collar83816173col__lar
collinear1144113collinear
colombard1643153colombard
columbaria1652043columbaria
columbic1643443columbic
columel1136273colum_el
columellar1451913columellar
columels1244813columels
columnist1346473columnist
communal1446353communal
communard1644153communard
communer14349303communer
coplanar1244473coplanar
copular113810613copu_lar
coquina1835743coquina_
coquinas1944783coquinas
cougar958783co_u_gar
lumbar103610593__lumbar
lunar57017313__lu_nar
solemner1045053solemner

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162366.48322545.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.91925826.1
 
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