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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 “orlon” 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.

46 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
orlon541500(None) 
orlons6411011orlons
orlop7410901orlop
argon65520592argon
arson55118832arson
azlon144312872azlon
belon73924112belon
boron76727142bor_on
clon66232482_clon
colon78630192colon
cordon95017292cordon
croon75522782croon
doblon938012doblon
felon84619292felon
forlorn1096422forlorn
gorgon8310242gorgon
halon86124862halon
iron46728462ir_on
kroon94514482kroon
melon73922082melon
merlon83012352merlon
morion86217732morion
moron76925422mor_on
nylon82910512nylon
oblong935382oblong
odeon6411482odeon
onion54320972onion
oolong738072oolong
orcin72716572orcin
ordo54622352ordo_
ordos65216202ordos
organ6915392organ
orgone71110912orgone
orison6411662orison
orle45630462orl_e
orles55326212orles
orlops847302orlops
orpin73415532orpin
orzo134516782orzo_
orzos143311252orzos
pelon74423212pelon
prion75119992prion
pylon103614002pylon
salon55228552salon
solon55026132solon
talon55824112talon

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800461.59333772.8
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691461.702104988.8
 
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