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

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81 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
polars8441935(None) 
molars85517321molars
polar75623451polar_
polers84225641polers
poplars113910331poplars
tolars64817941tolars
boars75229602bo_ars
bolar75123472bolar_
bolas74733762bola_s
boyars115611982boyars
colas75436772cola_s
collars93816572collars
colors86622372colors
dollars83311022dollars
dolors75115312dolors
hoars85925552ho_ars
holard10410572holard
holards1148432holards
jowars16369652jowars
kolas94822232kola_s
lars46956572__lars
malars85020682malars
molar75223092molar_
molas75132092mola_s
mylars114310442mylars
oars46846032_o_ars
palais8420422palais
pars67560792p__ars
pears75138612p_ears
pedlars103210212pedlars
pilafs113511022pilafs
pilar75221502pilar_
pilaus84114132pilaus
pilaws11399432pilaws
pillars9313492pillars
plans75731272p_lans
plats75531372p_lats
plays106320772p_lays
pokers124617922pokers
polarise10513902polarise
polaron939842polaron
polarons1039862polarons
polders103617372polders
poleis86018352poleis
poler74431792poler_
poles75351002pol_es
polies84034582polies
polios84019722polios
polis74731162pol_is
polkas1239102polkas
pollard103511142pollard
pollards11299522pollards
pollers93420022pollers
polls74627722pol_ls
polos76129912pol_os
pols66044562pol__s
polyps13479762polyps
polys105718762pol_ys
poolers94217422poolers
poplar103611112poplar_
posers84223972posers
poulard10299732poulard
poulards11288232poulards
pours74623182po_urs
powers113822322powers
prolans9314272prolans
pulers83820282pulers
pulsars9358912pulsars
roars55622242ro_ars
soars54732512so_ars
sofars94712782sofars
solans64122492solans
solar55927342solar_
sonars64818972sonars
sowars94318012sowars
talars66021682talars
tolans64319272tolans
tolar55524112tolar_
tolas54532772tola_s
velars93913722velars
volar86917412volar_

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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551812.31335690.0
3Display Results81810.0332454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691812.68666526.8
 
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