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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 “nasals” 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.

54 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
nasals6331246(None) 
nasal56217591nasal_
aals49941142_a_als
annals66415922annals
baals76122702ba_als
basal75722282basal_
basalt83519582basalt
basalts9358962basalts
basils85717472basils
cabals104020152cabals
canals84421662canals
casas75327842casa_s
casuals91410522casuals
causals91411182causals
easels65914552easels
gayals1039512gayals
halals95018312halals
hamals114816822hamals
jacals1539872jacals
masala8311812masala
masalas9312052masalas
masas75630412masa_s
naans55815252na_ans
nadas66320812nada_s
naiads739012naiads
nails55730402na_ils
nalas55528362nala_s
nanas55928632nana_s
napalm1047262napalm
napalms1144032napalms
napas75924352napa_s
narwals1036982narwals
nasalise848862nasalise
nasalism1048202nasalism
nasally1057442nasally
nasial6413282nasial_
natal53921492natal_
naval85315832naval_
navars92810572navars
navels95712692navels
nawabs1185062nawabs
naysays1344122naysays
nopals84914022nopals
pascals11610012pascals
rascals959662rascals
ratals64219582ratals
sabals84618862sabals
salals65120082salals
sals46851672__sals
sisals63013572sisals
tamals84116632tamals
tarsals72512602tarsals
vasal85516292vasal_
vassals1057952vassals

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551542.58031996.5
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691542.70366108.4
 
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