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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 “cigars” 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.

37 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
cigars991072(None) 
cigar8911801cigar_
agars66120642_agars
cagers95624192cagers
cars67364762c__ars
cedars93312832cedars
chars105936642c_hars
chimars144010592chimars
ciders94620092ciders
cigaret10413002cigaret
cigarets1145472cigarets
cigs75625102cig__s
citers85022982citers
clears84116562clears
cougars1038442cougars
cymars13599152cymars
czars164812912c_zars
dinars75417562dinars
eggars8398972eggars
fiars86720832fi_ars
gars55750742__gars
gigas75415582giga_s
izars145112932_izars
liars54723162li_ars
lidars7310782lidars
ligans76817732ligans
ligers75022042ligers
rigors72813712rigors
simars84916932simars
sitars65417592sitars
sizars154812622sizars
sugars7312422sugars
tigers75616512tigers
vicars11712262vicars
vigas94817882viga_s
vigors102911482vigors
wigans104511702wigans

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551372.47033421.5
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691372.82663231.1
 
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