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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 “byssal” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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151 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
byssal113499(None) 
abyssal1243761abyssal
abysmal1453972abysmal
basal75722282b_asal
bursal84414822bursal
byssi10507992byss_i
byssus1133762byssus
dossal75510302dossal
lyssa835712lyssa_
lyssas935442lyssas
missal84314902missal
tussal6288322tussal
vassal979242vassal
abyss10669463abyss__
abysses1234863abysses
assai5711543_assai
assail6610153_assail
assay8710283_assay
baal67033113b__aal
bal56662723b___al
balsa77920413balsa_
balsam105612233balsam
balsas86417523balsas
banal75925993b_anal
barbal104016663barbal
basalt83519583b_asalt
bashaw14349303bashaw
basil75122273b_asil
basinal9310033basinal
bass66146783bass__
basses85428303basses
basset85225383basset
bassi77019323bass_i
bassly114610073bassly
basso76017283bass_o
bassos85313703bassos
bassy1012917103bass_y
benzal1739643benzal
bestial9311643bestial
bharal1138893bharal
biaxal1536093biaxal
binal75323823b_inal
bonsai838463bonsai
boral75831703b_oral
boreal84817213boreal
borstal939043borstal
boss65938343boss__
bossed94816533bossed
bosses85925403bosses
bossily1237563bossily
bossy105515973boss_y
brasil8713863brasil
bridal9511453bridal
bromal10313653bromal
brumal1049503brumal
brutal859383brutal
bubal94218213b_ubal
buccal1248243buccal
burial84117623burial
bursa74921523bursa_
bursae84515603bursae
bursar85413253bursar
bursas85318273bursas
busbar1038453busbar
bushel114513943bushel
busman10310253busman
buss65134913buss__
bussed94717053bussed
busses85023383busses
byelaw1444253byelaw
byes95230533byes__
bylaw13408603by_law
bypass1345043bypass
bypast13117373bypast
byplay1634193byplay
byrl95716013by__rl
byroad1236623byroad
bys85229463by_s__
bytalk1533473by_talk
byway1647533by_way
casual81112863casual
causal81413203causal
costal85419513costal
crissal937413crissal
crystal1237433crystal
cuspal1037883cuspal
cymbal15236913cymbal
dismal92412243dismal
distal73615773distal
dorsal74613943dorsal
dossals8379293dossals
dossel74813643dossel
dossil75110903dossil
essay867623_essay
festal94213563festal
fiscal1139333fiscal
fossa85812633fossa_
fossae95510373fossae
fossas94610703fossas
fossil9379353fossil
glossal8447053glossal
gossan747233gossan
gyral94412783gy_ral
hassel95614213hassel
hussar9317283hussar
hyetal1236543hyetal
hymnal1434913hymnal
hyphal1736413hyphal
hyssop1443413hyssop
instal6712193instal
loessal744393loessal
massa75518923massa_
massas85116463massas
mensal84615663mensal
mescal104113493mescal
mesial84818083mesial
messan83912063messan
miskal123710263miskal
missals93914423missals
missay114112143missay
missel85216523missel
mussel83412903mussel
nasal56217593_nasal
nasial6413283nasial
ossa43714163_ossa_
pascal10812373pascal
passel85117003passel
pausal81511963pausal
postal84317533postal
rascal8511123rascal
reseal64819643reseal
sal36462883___sal
seal45654373__seal
sial45938833__sial
sisal54217733_sisal
tarsal63315273tarsal
tassel66014773tassel
tissual745193tissual
tussah9356233tussah
tussar6369543tussar
tymbal13236823tymbal
typal105311153ty_pal
unseal63315473unseal
usual5310183_usual
vasal85516293_vasal
vassals1057953vassals
versal93013753versal
vessel937953vessel
vestal94615573vestal
visual938803visual
wassail1056133wassail

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911127160.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit1127161515.67319868.9
3Display Results1511510.0602516.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911516.10929250.5
 
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