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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 “sambals” 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.

37 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
sambals11521348(None) 
sabals84618861sa_bals
sambal105215181sambal_
sambars115113841sambars
sambas104219261samba_s
cabals104020152ca_bals
cymbals16236142cymbals
gambas115817512gamba_s
gambols1238592gambols
gimbals12257822gimbals
hamals114816822ham_als
hammals14409222hammals
jumbals18106532jumbals
mambas125716242mamba_s
mammals10389272mammals
ramblas112710262ramblas
sabal75422482sa_bal_
sabbats1138632sabbats
sacrals93311792sacrals
salals65120082sa_lals
samba95618772samba__
sambaed1238302sambaed
sambar103914162samba_r
sambhars1544832sambhars
sambos104315192samb_os
samburs11369342samburs
samiels939762samiels
sampans112411002sampans
sandals82715202sandals
symbols1435522symbols
tamals84116632tam_als
tambacs13219362tambacs
tambaks15218152tambaks
tambala1138022tambala
tambalas1237032tambalas
timbals11239532timbals
tymbals14265722tymbals

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671373.15634116.3
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691373.54850363.9
 
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