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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 “normal” 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.

48 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
normal8321353(None) 
formal113215201formal
normals92510901normals
abnormal1244092abnormal
aortal65217512aortal
boral75831702bor_al
boreal84817212boreal
bromal10313652bromal
comal95125132co_mal
coral76033452cor_al
cormel103815602cormel
corral83616252corral
dermal93614342dermal
domal85619202do_mal
dorsal74613942dorsal
formals123312892formals
format113021352format
formol112910332formol
formyl14276442formyl
goral65125752gor_al
horal86328682hor_al
informal1355642informal
korma115913072korma_
kormas124511232kormas
loral55927822lor_al
loreal63814312loreal
moral75533432mor_al
mortal84616852mortal
narial6317952narial
narwal938942narwal
nodal64717792no_dal
noma67529462no_ma_
nomad86016182no_mad
nomas74726412no_mas
nonman8412362nonman
nopal75517102no_pal
noria55722182noria_
norias65518202norias
norm66429812norm__
normalcy1543382normalcy
normally1347882normally
normed95014542normed
norms76019312norm_s
notal55221352no_tal
nounal639812nounal
oral47638122_or_al
portal84218462portal
wormil1138042wormil

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 Limit82551482.48333246.5
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691482.84262875.1
 
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