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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 “spackle” 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.

36 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
spackle1536957(None) 
shackle16409541shackle
spackled17297801spackled
spackles16319951spackles
sparkle133710211sparkle
speckle15297551speckle
asparkle1443842asparkle
cackle143416922_cackle
crackle153611252crackle
grackle14338892grackle
hackle154916812_hackle
mackle143716432_mackle
packly17228332_packly
pickle144215652_pickle
rackle123917292_rackle
shackled18277602shackled
shackler17317972shackler
shackles173010592shackles
sickle124418322s_ickle
slackly1635262slackly
space95325672spac__e
spake114322742spa_k_e
spale74929212spa__le
spangle1038402spangle
sparkled15317732sparkled
sparkler14317982sparkler
sparkles143210492sparkles
sparklet143110592sparklet
sparkly16348132sparkly
spatzle1834582spatzle
speckled17255832speckled
speckles16268132speckles
spicule11269932spicule
stickle132410972stickle
suckle124015962s_uckle
tackle123815732_tackle

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit107671364.08026390.0
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691364.85936775.3
 
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