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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 “scalar” 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.

45 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
scalar8361243(None) 
scalare93311831scalare
scalars93711901scalars
scaler84321601scaler
alar46340072__alar
calcar10312752_calcar
escolar946052escolar
malar76424442_malar
ocular8610132ocular
oscular937932oscular
salad65321832s_alad
salal55425702s_alal
salary9515212s_alary
scalade10359262scalade
scalado10276472scalado
scalage103110532scalage
scalares103210982scalares
scald84818122scal_d
scalds94813692scalds
scale74629142scal_e
scaled94822442scaled
scalers93817262scalers
scales84529312scales
scalier94316912scalier
scall74420372scal_l
scalls84218202scalls
scalp95217982scal_p
scalper113912922scalper
scalps104315232scalps
scaly104718722scal_y
scapular1245372scapular
scar66434202sc__ar
scarab10310062scarab
scarer84524612scarer
scaur75814902sca_ur
scholar1236952scholar
sealer63928962sealer
secular92211532secular
solar55927342s_olar
stalag7310022stalag
staler64025822staler
stelar64013862stelar
stylar9358112stylar
subalar9118072subalar
talar56225382_talar

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551452.53332590.2
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691452.87262218.3
 
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