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

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

42 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
mescal10411349(None) 
mescals112911561mescals
mesial84818081mesial
mezcal19367851mezcal
cecal94619112ce_cal
cercal10314122cercal
decal85523232de_cal
escar74011992_escar
fecal105119212fe_cal
festal94213562festal
fiscal1139332fiscal
meal65643172me__al
meatal84114732meatal
mecca1139932mecca_
meccas1239492meccas
medal86221332me_dal
medial93819862medial
medical12312512medical
menial84223032menial
meniscal1246202meniscal
mensal84615662mensal
mental84521602mental
mesa67025482mes_a_
mesas76823202mes_as
mesian84315502mesian
messan83912062messan
metal75427382me_tal
metical11315362metical
mezcals20246532mezcals
miscall1139652miscall
miskal123710262miskal
missal84314902missal
musca9311762musca_
muscae10410672muscae
muscat10314662muscat
musical1139552musical
pascal10812372pascal
rascal8511122rascal
rescale93215472rescale
reseal64819642reseal
vesical12159812vesical
vestal94615572vestal

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.48333246.5
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.84262875.1
 
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