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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 “barrages” 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.

28 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
barrages1171108(None) 
barrage10710841barrage_
barraged1297681barraged
arranges939412_arranges
arrases71214542_arrases
baggages1335442baggages
bandages12310632bandages
bareges105212032ba_reges
barges94528252ba_r_ges
baronages1247152baronages
barracks1636882barracks
barrater10310142barrater
barraters1138042barraters
barrelages1343622barrelages
barres84427542barr__es
barwares13610092barwares
borages103917162b_orages
burgages1236482burgages
carnages11312212carnages
carriages1238332carriages
cartages11313312cartages
farragoes1344632farragoes
garages9314112ga_rages
garbages1238182garbages
marriages1247382marriages
narrates8312762narrates
warpages1437052warpages
yardages1336202yardages

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059283.78332000.8
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691284.16942861.8
 
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