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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 “tamales” 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.

40 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
tamales9321615(None) 
tamale83717401tamale_
tamals84116631tamal_s
amazes175613472_amazes
ambles105121862_ambles
amoles84122192_amoles
camases114216342camases
damages11511282damages
females12310662females
gambles124016202gambles
hamals114816822hamal_s
hamates122917682hamates
jacales16310322jacales
kamalas13339122kamalas
males75049792__males
rambles113118312rambles
samples112815452samples
tables84524892ta_bles
tackles133816522tackles
tailles72516472tailles
takahes1436172takahes
tales55451372t__ales
tamable11312852tamable_
tamal73522622tamal__
tamaris9413602tamaris
tambalas1237032tambalas
tameless10259902tameless
tames75242012tam__es
tamises92715972tamises
tammies113814682tammies
tampalas1245472tampalas
tangles83920042tangles
tapalos938812tapalos
tattles73616282tattles
taxables1734382taxables
temples112610892temples
timbales12227842timbales
tramples122610202tramples
tumbles113816022tumbles
wambles143714022wambles

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 Filter1786911076710.560319091.1
2DLD Change Limit107671402.94036622.8
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691403.51350865.6
 
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