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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 “vandal” 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
vandal10371383(None) 
sandal73317281sandal
vanda94515921vanda_
vandals113211661vandals
vandas103915991vandas
anal48037522_an_al
annal56520762_annal
anodal72512122_anodal
banal75925992ban_al
banda85223102banda_
bandas95120542bandas
canal75428042can_al
cantal84122032cantal
caudal91611482caudal
daedal849082daedal
hadal95518122ha_dal
handax1749582handax
landau7310612landau
mandala10310212mandala
manual8313462manual
panda85022612panda_
pandas95521962pandas
randan7315252randan
sandals82715202sandals
scandal1038672scandal
sendal73314992sendal
vagal94613632va_gal
valval12398862valval
vandalic1446112vandalic
vanman1139792vanman
vasal85516292va_sal
vassal979242vassal
venal85523212ven_al
venial94218282venial
vinal85725812vin_al
vineal94814742vineal

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551362.21637252.3
3Display Results36360.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691362.57669367.6
 
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