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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 “farfel” 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.

42 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
farfel12431043(None) 
fardel104712591fardel
farfal123410181farfal
farfels13348211farfels
ariel55228972_ariel
artel56122742_artel
barbel104317072barbel
barfed125416382barfed
barrel84517872barrel
carcel105018672carcel
carful11610972carful
carpel105418472carpel
carrel84718632carrel
cartel85022532cartel
carvel114817572carvel
darnel74312182darnel
earful958962earful
falafel1383902falafel
farce104925322farce_
farced125216532farced
farcer115016082farcer
farces115223322farces
farded114518952farded
fardels11389892fardels
fare76354462far_e_
fared95842342far_ed
farer86733142far_er
fares85852872far_es
farfals13268502farfals
farl76338552far__l
farle86929242farle_
farles96025782farles
farmed125117652farmed
farmer115017372farmer
farted105121782farted
fearful1345592fearful
ferrel92810202ferrel
jarful1646682jarful
marcel103714852marcel
marvel113712002marvel
parcel103915472parcel
parrel84515982parrel

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 Filter178691825510.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit82551422.50033020.4
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.98259923.2
 
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