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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 “regnal” 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.

38 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
regnal7481293(None) 
regal65023791reg_al
reginal84814291reginal
regna64614811regna_
renal55929511re_nal
egal55119432_eg_al
legal65715942leg_al
penal75228372pe_nal
preanal9310712preanal
real45750292re__al
recoal84117982recoal
rectal84418142rectal
redial74923112redial
regale74821452reg_ale
regear73512742regear
regental948952regental
reggae858952reggae
regina75317142regina_
reginae84713452reginae
reginas85614062reginas
regional9438782regional
regma84612332regma_
regnant8312842regnant
regnum957162regnum
renail65020762re_nail
rental63922032rental
repeal84718292repeal
reseal64819652reseal
retial64724992retial
retinal75318352retinal
retral64419742retral
reveal94115062reveal
rhinal9510202rhinal
rugal65916092rug_al
signal73711482signal
veinal93812962veinal
venal85523212ve_nal
vernal93514212vernal

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 Limit82551382.54632423.8
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691382.90561511.5
 
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