Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “ballast” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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277 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
ballast	9	3	1399	(None)
ballasts	10	3	793	1	ballasts
balas	7	69	3721	2	ba_las_
baldest	10	23	1353	2	baldest
ballad	9	43	1532	2	balla_d
ballade	10	40	1256	2	ballade
balladist	12	14	638	2	balladist
ballads	10	42	1291	2	ballads
ballasted	12	4	545	2	ballasted
ballaster	11	4	597	2	ballaster
ballet	8	47	3397	2	ball_et
ballets	9	37	1951	2	ballets
ballista	10	4	580	2	ballista
ballot	8	46	2409	2	ball_ot
ballots	9	41	1603	2	ballots
balls	7	62	3641	2	ball_s_
ballsy	11	50	887	2	ball_sy
balsas	8	64	1752	2	balsas_
blast	7	65	3257	2	b__last
callant	9	41	2122	2	callant
callas	8	45	2675	2	callas_
gallant	8	35	1711	2	gallant
tallest	7	3	1709	2	tallest
wallas	9	57	1939	2	wallas_
ablaut	8	3	1326	3	_ablaut
ableist	9	3	1177	3	ableist
ablest	8	47	2183	3	_ablest
abreast	9	3	1127	3	abreast
aghast	10	57	1137	3	_aghast
alant	5	57	4229	3	_a_lant
alas	4	63	5812	3	_a_las_
albas	7	59	2539	3	_albas_
alfas	8	72	1904	3	_alfas_
algas	6	56	2493	3	_algas_
alias	5	58	3460	3	_alias_
alist	5	61	3678	3	_a_list
allay	8	56	2039	3	_alla_y
allays	9	43	1374	3	_allays
allot	5	49	3387	3	_all_ot
allots	6	40	1917	3	_allots
alls	4	67	4092	3	_all_s_
almas	7	66	2977	3	_almas_
almost	8	10	1443	3	_almost
anlas	5	56	2693	3	_anlas_
aslant	6	3	1775	3	_aslant
atlas	5	58	2158	3	_atlas_
avast	8	55	1936	3	_a_vast
baalism	11	3	1059	3	baalism
baals	7	61	2270	3	baal_s_
baas	6	68	4467	3	ba__as_
babas	9	63	2573	3	ba_bas_
babiest	11	44	1475	3	babiest
babkas	14	60	1014	3	babkas_
babysat	14	13	523	3	babysat
backcast	18	8	767	3	backcast
backlash	19	4	592	3	backlash
backlist	16	9	1065	3	backlist
badass	9	4	929	3	ba_dass
baddest	11	26	1114	3	baddest
badland	11	4	765	3	badland
bagass	9	3	893	3	ba_gass
bailout	9	4	1413	3	bailout
bails	7	59	3352	3	bail_s_
baizas	17	38	1082	3	baizas_
baklava	16	4	310	3	baklava
baklawa	16	4	340	3	baklawa
balases	9	38	1543	3	ba_lases
balata	8	6	1467	3	ba_lata
balatas	9	3	1183	3	balatas_
balboas	11	37	1007	3	balboas_
baldish	13	3	950	3	baldish
balds	8	55	2464	3	ba_lds_
balers	8	56	2693	3	balers_
bales	7	62	5008	3	ba_les_
balkiest	14	41	1245	3	balkiest
balks	11	49	2629	3	ba_lks_
ball	6	60	4332	3	ball___
ballades	11	42	1164	3	ballades
balladic	13	4	533	3	balladic
balladists	13	13	382	3	balladists
balladry	14	4	421	3	balladry
ballasters	12	4	509	3	ballast~~ers~~
ballasting	13	4	529	3	ballast~~ing~~
balled	9	49	2689	3	ball_ed
baller	8	38	2520	3	ball_er
ballers	9	44	2101	3	ballers
ballgame	13	4	365	3	ballgame
ballhawk	20	4	214	3	ballhawk
ballies	9	37	2574	3	ballies
balling	10	44	2476	3	balling
ballistae	11	4	379	3	ballistae
ballistic	13	4	661	3	ballistic
ballon	8	41	1749	3	ball_on
ballonet	10	3	1450	3	ballonet
ballons	9	39	1696	3	ballons
balloon	9	37	1143	3	balloon
ballpark	16	4	375	3	ballpark
ballsiest	11	4	541	3	ballsiest
ballute	9	3	854	3	ballute
bally	10	55	3010	3	ball__y
ballyard	14	4	589	3	ballyard
balmiest	12	41	1099	3	balmiest
balms	9	57	2392	3	ba_lms_
bals	6	63	5404	3	ba_l_s_
balsa	7	79	2041	3	ba_l_sa
balsam	10	56	1223	3	balsa_m
balsams	11	57	901	3	balsams
bandas	9	51	2054	3	bandas_
baptist	11	3	1187	3	baptist
barcas	10	10	1660	3	barcas_
barest	8	53	2769	3	ba_rest
barillas	10	3	1019	3	barillas_
barless	9	43	1700	3	barless
basalt	8	35	1958	3	ba_salt
basalts	9	35	896	3	basalts
basest	8	47	2049	3	ba_sest
bassist	9	3	1274	3	bassist
bast	6	63	6241	3	b___ast
baulks	12	42	937	3	baulks_
bawls	10	57	1932	3	bawl_s_
beast	7	63	3864	3	b__east
beclasp	13	3	526	3	beclasp
bedfast	13	4	641	3	bedfast
beleapt	11	3	1025	3	beleapt
belgas	9	3	1171	3	belgas_
belles	8	53	2599	3	belles_
bells	7	64	3216	3	bell_s_
biblist	11	3	1083	3	biblist
billet	8	60	2972	3	bill_et
billets	9	45	1615	3	billets
bills	7	56	3286	3	bill_s_
blase	7	55	2423	3	b__lase
blasts	8	51	1677	3	b__lasts
blasty	11	56	1105	3	b__lasty
blat	6	65	5095	3	b__la_t
blatant	9	3	1067	3	blatant
blats	7	51	3250	3	b__lats
bleat	7	57	3700	3	b_lea_t
bleats	8	55	1861	3	b_leats
blest	7	64	3172	3	b__lest
bloat	7	52	2992	3	b_loa_t
bloats	8	52	1576	3	b_loats
bluest	8	40	1648	3	b_luest
boast	7	59	3570	3	b__oast
bolas	7	47	3376	3	b_olas_
boldest	10	26	1306	3	boldest
bollard	10	32	1050	3	bollard
bolls	7	55	3131	3	boll_s_
bombast	13	4	822	3	bombast
boylas	11	30	1172	3	boylas_
braillist	11	4	619	3	braillist
breast	8	3	1963	3	b_reast
bulla	7	46	2056	3	bulla__
bullace	11	34	1067	3	bullace
bullae	8	34	1616	3	bulla_e
bullate	9	34	1507	3	bullate
bullbat	11	5	855	3	bullbat
bullbats	12	5	589	3	bullbats
bullet	8	45	2861	3	bull_et
bullets	9	35	1639	3	bullets
bulliest	10	43	1450	3	bulliest
bullish	12	5	1119	3	bullish
bulls	7	56	2957	3	bull_s_
bypast	13	11	737	3	b_ypast
calash	11	3	1243	3	ca_lash
calla	7	48	2707	3	calla__
callan	8	36	1960	3	calla_n
callans	9	45	1847	3	callans
callants	10	41	1214	3	callants
callet	8	45	3676	3	call_et
callets	9	38	2170	3	callets
callose	9	3	1366	3	callose
calls	7	56	3473	3	call_s_
callus	8	53	1707	3	callus_
calmest	11	3	1234	3	calmest
cellist	9	3	1442	3	cellist
challas	12	44	1412	3	challas_
clast	7	60	3058	3	__clast
dalasi	7	6	1062	3	da_lasi
dalles	7	42	2206	3	dalles_
diallist	9	4	955	3	diallist
dullest	8	3	1263	3	dullest
fallacy	15	3	643	3	fallacy
fallal	9	36	1269	3	falla_l
fallals	10	33	1019	3	fallals
fallout	10	3	1350	3	fallout
falls	8	57	2765	3	fall_s_
falsest	10	3	1001	3	falsest
fantast	10	3	1170	3	fantast
fellas	9	51	1696	3	fellas_
fellest	10	3	1375	3	fellest
fullest	10	3	1334	3	fullest
galas	6	57	3164	3	ga_las_
galeas	7	46	1851	3	galeas_
gallants	9	33	1037	3	gallants
gallate	8	34	1712	3	gallate
galleass	9	3	505	3	galleass
gallet	7	36	3085	3	gall_et
gallets	8	35	1740	3	gallets
galliass	9	3	542	3	galliass
galliot	8	22	1413	3	galliot
gallnut	8	4	725	3	gallnut
galloot	8	28	1422	3	galloot
galls	6	47	2932	3	gall_s_
gallus	7	43	1320	3	gallus_
gellant	8	32	1405	3	gellant
halalas	10	42	1408	3	halalas_
halals	9	50	1831	3	halals_
halest	9	48	2327	3	ha_lest
hallah	12	41	1540	3	halla_h
hallahs	13	39	1246	3	hallahs
hallal	9	44	1556	3	halla_l
halloas	10	43	1846	3	halloas_
hallos	9	54	2510	3	hallos_
hallot	9	54	2678	3	hall_ot
halls	8	56	3378	3	hall_s_
halmas	11	70	1789	3	halmas_
halvas	12	47	1417	3	halvas_
heliast	10	3	1207	3	heliast
hollas	9	46	1690	3	hollas_
illest	6	36	1572	3	_illest
kalpas	12	41	1294	3	kalpas_
lallan	6	34	1417	3	lalla_n
lalland	8	38	1018	3	lalland
lallans	7	41	1353	3	lallans
lalls	5	53	2413	3	lall_s_
lambast	11	12	989	3	lambast
last	4	62	6032	3	___last
least	5	61	3488	3	__least
mallard	10	3	1027	3	mallard
mallet	8	44	3305	3	mall_et
mallets	9	33	1849	3	mallets
malls	7	62	3343	3	mall_s_
maltase	9	3	890	3	maltase
mullas	8	42	1593	3	mullas_
nalas	5	55	2836	3	na_las_
oblast	8	6	1366	3	_oblast
ollas	5	42	1828	3	_ollas_
outlast	7	10	1544	3	outlast
paellas	9	4	1141	3	paellas_
palest	8	39	2622	3	pa_lest
paliest	9	30	2160	3	paliest
pallet	8	42	3265	3	pall_et
pallets	9	39	1930	3	pallets
palliest	10	28	1463	3	palliest
palls	7	43	3256	3	pall_s_
palmist	11	28	1434	3	palmist
peltast	9	3	1051	3	peltast
phallist	13	3	898	3	phallist
pollist	9	8	1660	3	pollist
rallyist	11	4	536	3	rallyist
salals	6	51	2008	3	salals_
sallet	6	37	3454	3	sall_et
sallets	7	37	1965	3	sallets
salpas	8	51	1692	3	salpas_
salsas	6	53	1613	3	salsas_
saltant	7	3	1677	3	saltant
saltest	7	19	1651	3	saltest
smallest	10	3	940	3	smallest
tablas	8	37	1616	3	tablas_
talas	5	59	3589	3	ta_las_
tallage	8	27	1207	3	tallage
tallis	6	33	1996	3	tallis_
tallish	10	33	1358	3	tallish
tallit	6	34	2273	3	tall_it
tallits	7	32	1599	3	tallits
talls	5	51	3343	3	tall_s_
valiant	10	3	1462	3	valiant
vallate	10	30	1656	3	vallate
villas	9	61	1726	3	villas_
walla	8	53	2103	3	walla__
wallaby	15	3	507	3	wallaby
wallah	12	40	1199	3	walla_h
wallahs	13	40	947	3	wallahs
wallet	9	33	2709	3	wall_et
wallets	10	39	1483	3	wallets
walls	8	55	2938	3	wall_s_

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	134027	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	277	6.436	20824.6
3	Display Results	277	277	0.096	2885.4
	(SQL Overall)	178691	277	6.938	25755.4