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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 “parafoil” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

52 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
parafoil134597(None) 
parafoils1445511parafoils
paraffin1644912paraffin
paraform1546932paraform
paranoia10410572paranoia
paranoic1249832paranoic
paranoid11311142paranoid
parasail1049232parasail
parasol939552paraso_l
parboil1138322par_boil
aerofoil1143723aerofoil
airfoil1044463_airfoil
caracol11310423caraco_l
garboil1036513gar_boil
panbroil1243673panbroil
parabola1246663parabola
parabolic1546283parabolic
parador103311413parado_r
paradors113411903paradors
parados103816053parado_s
paradox17358173parado_x
paraffine1744683paraffine
paraffins1744653paraffins
paraforms1645573paraforms
paragoge1257153paragoge
paragon10311023parago_n
paragons11311513paragons
parallel1047483parallel
paramo102614643paramo__
paramos113213513paramo_s
paramour1246083paramour
paranoea1048583paranoea
paranoiac1346273paranoiac
paranoias11410453paranoias
paranoics1347663paranoics
paranoidal1354903paranoidal
paranoids1248923paranoids
parapodia1445513parapodia
parapodial1554913parapodial
parasails1147593parasails
parasols1039273parasols
parazoan1946553parazoan
parboils1237433par_boils
parfait12312053par_fait
parfocal1565393par_focal
parodoi10267723parodoi_
parol74826273par__o_l
parotoid11410033parotoid
peafowl1543193p_eafowl
preboil1148953p_reboil
pyranoid1447283pyranoid
trefoil1066063_trefoil

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162527.78318779.6
3Display Results52520.0134000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691528.21621749.1
 
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