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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 “cannibal” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

58 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
cannibal124520(None) 
cannibals1354441cannibals
candidal12367732candidal
canonical1347212canonical
carnival1345612carnival
anginal8310163_anginal
animal85016253_a_nimal
annal56520763_ann__al
anneal64812293_ann_eal
annual64710703_ann_ual
cabal95222153ca___bal
cambial134010763cambi_al
canal75428043ca_n__al
candida114110253candida_
candidas12338643candidas
canna75919333cann__a_
cannabic1474913cannabic
cannabin1266433cannabin
cannabis1266033cannabis
cannas84518403cann__as
cannel84216403cann__el
cannibalise15153223cannibalise
cannibalism17143693cannibalism
cannibalize24143373cannibalize
cannie83819363canni__e
cannier94014163canni_er
canniest10313363canniest
cannikin14196073cannikin
cannily1239263canni_ly
canning103620133canni_ng
cannings113710333cannings
cannonball1451713cannonball
cannula937433cannula_
cannulae1046493cannulae
cannular1046283cannular
cannulas1037583cannulas
canonicals1444303canonicals
cantal84122033ca_n_tal
canthal12410053ca_nthal
cantina93417253cantina_
cantinas102713773cantinas
cantonal1038903cantonal
capital112311523ca_pital
capsidal1345623capsidal
cardinal1139563cardinal
carinal94318233ca_rinal
carnal83919203carn__al
carnivals1444493carnivals
cinnabar1282553cinnabar
clinical1247023clinical
conical11316203c_onical
connubial1343523connubial
conoidal1149013conoidal
cranial92114683crani_al
cynical1437873c_ynical
lanital7310913la_nital
mannitol1044043mannitol
wannigan1242693wannigan

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162586.65621959.4
3Display Results58580.0163625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691587.09525185.5
 
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