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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 “tactical” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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82 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
tactical124884(None) 
actinal9312292_actinal
haptical1547342haptical
hectical1547942hectical
nautical1057702nautical
practical1548842practical
statical1039422sta_tical
tactic10612752tactic__
tactically1749752tactically
tactician1345682tactician
tactics1149322tactic_s
tactual936202tact_ual
thetical1349122thetical
vatical1239982va_tical
achiral12109183_achiral
acritical1348143_acritical
actual8311023_act_ual
anticar9312663_anticar
apical10913903_a_pical
ascetical1346283ascetical
atactic11410083atactic__
atomical1248903atomical
atypical1544683atypical
biotical1248863biotical
cortical12412213cortical
critical12310263critical
cyclical1445653cyclical
datival1135583da_tival
didactical1673283didactical
erotical101911983erotical
facial113615633fac_i_al
factional1478763factional
factoidal1543333factoidal
factual1246723fact_ual
fanatical1446493fanatical
farcical1546953farcical
gestical1138993gestical
iatrical1049273iatrical
lacrimal1244443lacrimal
lacteal966823lact_eal
lactic10713493lactic__
laical8312323la__ical
magical1239783ma_gical
martial92415413marti_al
matinal9312603ma_tinal
metical11315363_metical
mystical1546933mystical
optical1149863_optical
pacifical1845233pacifical
partial92616263parti_al
poetical12311533poetical
practicals1645543practicals
rachial122012173rachi_al
racial83419243rac_i_al
radical103312793ra_dical
rustical1048393rustical
septical1259363septical
styptical1643963styptical
syntactical1883263syntactical
tactful1236163tact_ful
tacticians1444233tacticians
tactile9310613tacti_le
tactilely1443433tactilely
taction93213023tacti_on
tactions102912423tactions
taxicab1843413ta_xicab
technical1646053technical
tectal83713253tect__al
tertial7313863terti_al
tical76021493___tical
topical1139953t_opical
toxical1637643t_oxical
tractional1248053tractional
tragical1148213tragical
triticale1147513triticale
tropical1248733tropical
turrical1046203turrical
typical1436343t_ypical
vaccinal1544903vaccinal
vertical13410433vertical
viatical1347063viatical
vortical1348863vortical

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162827.84318636.0
3Display Results82820.0332484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691828.29921531.6
 
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