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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 “vasal” 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.

71 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
vasal8551629(None) 
basal75722281basal
nasal56217591nasal
vagal94613631vagal
vasa76522971vasa_
vassal979241vassal
aal39058672_a_al
anal48037522_anal
axal116520492_axal
baal67033112ba_al
banal75925992banal
basalt83519582basalt
basil75122272basil
cabal95222152cabal
canal75428042canal
casa65630862casa_
casas75327842casas
casual81112872casual
causal81413202causal
easel54521112easel
fatal84819372fatal
gayal9312712gayal
hadal95518122hadal
halal85623592halal
hamal104623122hamal
jacal14313702jacal
masa65034722masa_
masala8311822masala
masas75630412masas
nasals63312462nasals
nasial6413282nasial
natal53921492natal
naval85315832naval
papal95820672papal
pascal10812372pascal
pausal81511962pausal
ramal74622252ramal
rascal8511122rascal
ratal55025112ratal
sabal75422482sabal
sal36462882__sal
salal55425702salal
sisal54217732sisal
tamal73522632tamal
tarsal63315282tarsal
vail75432552va_il
vakil1259792vakil
valval12398862valval
vandal103713832vandal
vara75530892vara_
varas86028202varas
vas67755772vas__
vase75629652vas_e
vases84626262vases
vassals1057952vassals
vast75045122vas_t
vastly12508722vastly
vasts86423772vasts
vasty116215922vasty
veal76936812v_eal
venal85523212venal
versal93013752versal
vestal94615572vestal
vial76731102v_ial
vinal85725812vinal
viral86419592viral
visa76323882visa_
visas84317652visas
visual938802visual
vital84819672vital
vocal104715642vocal

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800711.60633499.4
3Display Results71710.0164437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691711.93592346.8
 
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