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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 “focal” 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.

84 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
focal10491767(None) 
fecal105119211fecal
foal76630921fo_al
local74820271local
vocal104715641vocal
bifocal1445372bifocal
boral75831702boral
cecal94619112cecal
coal66939252co_al
coca88030642coca_
cocas95926572cocas
coccal9310222coccal
comal95125132comal
copal95621782copal
coral76033452coral
coxal146116672coxal
decal85523232decal
domal85619202domal
dotal64919622dotal
ducal84816422ducal
facial113615632facial
faecal11359812faecal
fatal84819372fatal
faucal11339962faucal
feal713940422f_eal
fecial114714622fecial
feral85424652feral
fetal85623372fetal
final83922032final
fiscal1139332fiscal
floral94313812floral
foals85721692fo_als
foam97127172fo_am
focally15188552focally
foci94521012foc_i
focus105815882focus
foetal9311882foetal
foil76433912fo_il
fontal9313142fontal
fool75330592fo_ol
fora75937392fora_
foram105124932foram
foray115023972foray
formal113215202formal
foul77027582fo_ul
foveal1237702foveal
fowl105723632fo_wl
fugal95613032fugal
goal55829302go_al
goral65125752goral
horal86328682horal
jacal14313702jacal
joual12311652joual
loca65527682loca_
locale83915652locale
locals83714502locals
loral55927822loral
loyal84513482loyal
modal85919242modal
molal75120342molal
moral75533432moral
nodal64717792nodal
nopal75517102nopal
notal55221352notal
oca56731732_oca_
ocas66729632_ocas
octal71214722_octal
offal1136242offal
opal66923522_opal
oral47638122_oral
oval77119522_oval
pical95524372pical
royal85014702royal
soca66330052soca_
socas74026182socas
social8813332social
tical76021492tical
tonal53724302tonal
total55321822total
vocab12409972vocab
vocals113811582vocals
zocalo1735802zocalo
zoeal144813782zoeal
zonal145116852zonal

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit53800841.53035163.4
3Display Results84840.0332545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691841.90693751.8
 
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