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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 “dossal” 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.

33 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
dossal7551030(None) 
dorsal74613941dorsal
dossals8379291dossals
dossel74813641dossel
dossil75110901dossil
byssal1134992byssal
costal85419512costal
dismal92412242dismal
distal73615772distal
domal85619202do_mal
dorsa64617282dorsa_
dorsad8408972dorsad
dorsals84110842dorsals
dorsel75315502dorsel
doss56235042doss__
dossed84516632dossed
dossels85511602dossels
dosser74417972dosser
dosses76126272dosses
dossils8669772dossils
dotal64919622do_tal
fossa85812632fossa_
fossae95510372fossae
fossas94610702fossas
fossil9379352fossil
glossal8447052glossal
gossan747232gossan
loessal744392loessal
missal84314902missal
ossa43714162_ossa_
postal84317532postal
tussal6288322tussal
vassal979242vassal

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551332.62331472.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.99959583.5
 
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