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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 “columnal” 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.

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
columnal124441(None) 
columnar1243711columnar
columel1136272colum_el
column1038102column__
columnea1243672columnea
columneas1343012columneas
columned1334922columned
columns1136472column_s
communal1446352communal
alumna857343_alumna_
alumnae955403_alumnae
autumnal1042393autumnal
cacuminal1553473cacuminal
calumny1443863calumn_y
clinal8311553c_l_inal
clonal8310913c_l_onal
colluvial1443853colluvial
colonel94213283col_onel
colonial10411343colonial
colossal1045553colossal
columbary1842963columbary
columbic1643443columbic
columella1352663columella
columels1244813columels
columnist1346473columnist
comal95125133co__m_al
coquina1835743coquina_
coquinas1944783coquinas
cornmeal1245853cornmeal
coronal94115763co_ronal
cothurnal1442523cothurnal
journal1484963jo_urnal
lumenal9307273__lumenal
luminal93711003__luminal
noumenal1046173no_umenal
nounal639813no_u_nal
solunar735283solu_nar

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162377.42319690.4
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.85922737.1
 
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