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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 “mars” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

43 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
mars6626187(None) 
ars37670931_ars
bars66564091bars
cars67364761cars
ears46356591ears
gars55750741gars
jars117338351jars
lars46956571lars
maars74621631maars
macs86742511macs
mads76845371mads
maes66948401maes
mags75444531mags
mairs76228301mairs
mans66354551mans
maps86141051maps
mar57965951mar_
mara67444571mara
maras75443281maras
marc87034631marc
marcs95726621marcs
mare64759331mare
mares76457631mares
mark105138061mark
marks115933481marks
marl66341621marl
marls75535161marls
marse76231151marse
marsh105320851marsh
mart66865981mart
marts77442231marts
mas58175821ma_s
mass66044941mass
mats65460291mats
maws96437141maws
mays96940031mays
mirs66940571mirs
mors65950061mors
oars46846031oars
pars67560791pars
tars46763951tars
vars75742071vars
wars78659801wars

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983430.26652567.7
3Display Results43430.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691430.329543133.7
 
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