Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gardai” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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348 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
gardai	8	3	966	(None)
garda	7	3	1676	1	garda_
cardia	9	9	1637	2	cardia
gaddi	8	52	1163	2	ga_ddi
gadi	6	63	2972	2	ga_d_i
gardant	9	3	1446	2	gardant
garden	8	42	1508	2	garden
garni	6	3	1570	2	gar_ni
gaydar	11	3	550	2	gaydar
giardia	9	4	556	2	giardia
pardah	12	34	1282	2	pardah
pardi	8	57	2395	2	pard_i
sardar	7	30	1317	2	sardar
addax	14	3	599	3	_addax
agapai	9	45	684	3	agapai
agria	6	55	1714	3	agria_
agrias	7	43	1539	3	agrias
arak	8	69	2957	3	_ar_ak
ardeb	8	3	1452	3	_ardeb
ardor	6	46	1786	3	_ardor
area	4	58	4339	3	_area_
areae	5	52	2974	3	_areae
areal	5	59	2873	3	_areal
areas	5	59	3577	3	_areas
argal	6	50	2338	3	_argal
argali	7	50	1374	3	_argali
arhat	8	3	2709	3	_arhat
aria	4	62	4542	3	_aria_
arias	5	54	3802	3	_arias
arras	5	56	2613	3	_arras
array	8	63	1714	3	_array
artal	5	55	2547	3	_artal
arval	8	60	1701	3	_arval
assai	5	7	1154	3	_assai
audad	7	15	1138	3	_audad
banda	8	52	2310	3	banda_
bandaid	11	3	1047	3	bandaid
bandas	9	51	2054	3	bandas
banzai	17	3	765	3	banzai
barbal	10	40	1666	3	barbal
barca	9	13	1943	3	barca_
barcas	10	10	1660	3	barcas
bard	7	56	4886	3	bard__
barde	8	53	3077	3	bard_e
barded	10	54	2642	3	barded
bardes	9	50	2693	3	bardes
bardic	11	3	1292	3	bardic
bards	8	71	3964	3	bard_s
bargain	10	7	906	3	bargain
barmaid	12	3	819	3	barmaid
barman	10	35	1970	3	barman
cadi	7	57	3217	3	ca_d_i
carat	7	50	4879	3	car_at
card	7	102	4587	3	card__
carded	10	54	2490	3	carded
carder	9	45	2418	3	carder
cardiac	12	7	881	3	cardiac
cardiae	10	7	1370	3	cardiae
cardias	10	7	1509	3	cardias
cardio	9	9	1567	3	cardio
cardon	9	41	2085	3	cardon
cards	8	51	3793	3	card_s
carman	10	39	2074	3	carman
carnal	8	39	1920	3	carnal
caroli	8	59	1823	3	caroli
carpal	10	37	1625	3	carpal
carpi	9	43	1939	3	car_pi
caudad	10	15	767	3	caudad
caudal	9	16	1148	3	caudal
charpai	14	3	662	3	charpai
czardas	19	3	467	3	czardas
dada	6	64	2244	3	da_da_
dadas	7	58	1986	3	da_das
daedal	8	4	908	3	daedal
darbar	9	5	995	3	darbar
earlap	8	3	718	3	earlap
earwax	16	6	473	3	earwax
farad	9	57	2067	3	far_ad
faradaic	14	4	365	3	faradaic
faraday	14	4	563	3	faraday
faradic	13	3	769	3	faradic
farads	10	47	1327	3	farads
farci	10	59	1931	3	far_ci
fard	8	56	3906	3	fard__
farded	11	45	1895	3	farded
fardel	10	47	1259	3	fardel
fards	9	66	2984	3	fard_s
farfal	12	34	1018	3	farfal
gad	5	75	5665	3	ga_d__
gadded	10	39	1317	3	gadded
gadder	9	37	1471	3	gadder
gaddis	9	42	1137	3	gaddis
gadid	8	55	1737	3	ga_did
gadis	7	48	2529	3	ga_dis
gadje	14	5	774	3	ga_dje
gadjo	14	3	691	3	ga_djo
gadoid	9	3	1044	3	ga_doid
gads	6	78	4338	3	ga_d_s
gaed	6	60	3151	3	gaed__
gaga	6	66	2555	3	ga_ga_
gagman	10	38	1124	3	gagman
gala	5	56	3516	3	ga_la_
galah	9	59	1762	3	ga_lah
galas	6	57	3164	3	ga_las
galax	13	53	1446	3	ga_lax
galea	6	47	2293	3	galea_
galeae	7	47	1745	3	galeae
galeas	7	46	1850	3	galeas
galyac	12	3	597	3	galyac
galyak	14	4	533	3	galyak
gama	7	70	3551	3	ga_ma_
gamas	8	54	3135	3	ga_mas
gamay	11	64	1910	3	ga_may
gamba	10	60	1851	3	gamba_
gambas	11	58	1751	3	gambas
gambia	11	59	1223	3	gambia
gamma	10	61	1610	3	gamma_
gammas	11	57	1469	3	gammas
gander	8	43	2276	3	gander
ganja	13	14	1000	3	ganja_
ganjah	17	14	549	3	ganjah
ganjas	14	14	911	3	ganjas
gar	4	72	5990	3	gar___
garage	8	3	1451	3	garage
garb	7	53	3267	3	gar__b
garbage	11	3	805	3	garbage
garbagy	14	4	424	3	garbagy
garbed	10	48	1566	3	garbed
garble	9	41	1845	3	garble
garboil	10	3	651	3	garboil
garbs	8	63	2141	3	gar_bs
garcon	9	29	1248	3	garcon
gardenia	10	4	538	3	gardenia
gardens	9	33	1209	3	gardens
garget	8	43	2727	3	garget
gargle	8	42	1546	3	gargle
garish	10	45	1692	3	garish
garland	9	4	870	3	garland
garlic	9	3	1004	3	garlic
garner	7	39	1700	3	garner
garnet	7	39	2841	3	garnet
garote	7	7	1794	3	garote
garred	8	52	1740	3	garred
garret	7	44	2655	3	garret
garron	7	31	1349	3	garron
gars	5	57	5074	3	gar__s
garter	7	44	2051	3	garter
garth	9	47	2022	3	gar_th
garths	10	41	1150	3	garths
garvey	13	12	787	3	garvey
gasbag	10	3	541	3	gasbag
gasman	9	29	1174	3	gasman
gateau	7	7	810	3	gateau
gaud	6	70	2543	3	gaud__
gauds	7	57	1772	3	gaud_s
gaudy	10	66	1146	3	gaud_y
gavial	10	3	1008	3	gavial
gayal	9	3	1271	3	ga_yal
gaydars	12	3	580	3	gaydars
gazar	15	46	1298	3	ga_zar
gerah	9	3	1530	3	ger_ah
gerardia	10	4	467	3	gerardia
german	9	6	1198	3	german
gharial	11	3	734	3	gharial
gharri	10	38	616	3	ghar_ri
giardias	10	4	501	3	giardias
giddap	11	4	341	3	giddap
gird	6	54	2499	3	gird__
girded	9	37	1249	3	girded
girder	8	43	1206	3	girder
girdle	8	21	1046	3	girdle
girds	7	48	1699	3	gird_s
goddam	11	4	516	3	goddam
goral	6	51	2575	3	gor_al
graal	6	43	1650	3	g_raal
grab	7	54	2761	3	g_r_ab
grad	6	68	2986	3	g_r_ad
gradate	9	5	1122	3	gradate
grade	7	51	2609	3	grad_e
graded	9	49	1955	3	graded
grader	8	49	1969	3	grader
grades	8	49	2631	3	grades
gradin	8	35	1748	3	gradin
grads	7	56	2575	3	grad_s
gradual	9	3	694	3	gradual
gradus	8	44	1121	3	gradus
graham	12	3	785	3	graham
grail	6	46	2287	3	g_r_ail
grain	6	51	2625	3	g_r_ain
gram	7	70	3458	3	g_r_am
grama	8	56	2028	3	grama_
gramas	9	43	1720	3	gramas
gran	5	63	3501	3	g_r_an
grana	6	57	2209	3	grana_
grandad	10	3	845	3	grandad
grandam	11	3	939	3	grandam
grat	5	56	5128	3	g_r_at
gray	8	53	2989	3	g_r_ay
great	6	60	3424	3	g_reat
groan	6	56	1842	3	g_roan
groat	6	55	3197	3	g_roat
guarani	8	10	627	3	guarani
guard	7	44	1554	3	guard__
guardant	10	4	644	3	guardant
guarded	10	3	615	3	guarded
guarder	9	3	646	3	guarder
guardian	10	4	511	3	guardian
guardrail	11	5	190	3	guardrail
guards	8	46	1156	3	guard_s
gyral	9	44	1278	3	gyr_al
gyri	8	54	1515	3	gyr__i
hadal	9	55	1812	3	ha_dal
hadji	16	83	987	3	ha_dji
handax	17	4	958	3	handax
hard	8	54	4350	3	hard__
hardass	11	3	975	3	hardass
harden	10	57	1853	3	harden
harder	10	50	2240	3	harder
hardhat	14	4	1102	3	hardhat
hardly	13	51	1283	3	hardly
hardpan	13	3	644	3	hardpan
hards	9	64	3565	3	hard_s
hardy	12	56	2206	3	hard_y
hartal	9	4	1547	3	hartal
hermai	11	89	1284	3	hermai
jarrah	16	3	668	3	jarrah
jordan	14	6	806	3	jordan
kadi	9	62	2482	3	ka_d_i
karat	9	68	3759	3	kar_at
karma	11	34	1500	3	karma_
karmas	12	30	1373	3	karmas
korai	9	70	1851	3	kor_ai
lanai	5	3	1957	3	la_nai
landau	7	3	1061	3	landau
laogai	7	3	598	3	laogai
lard	5	67	4200	3	lard__
larded	8	43	1909	3	larded
larder	7	37	2097	3	larder
lardon	7	44	1506	3	lardon
lards	6	53	3186	3	lard_s
lardy	9	61	1927	3	lard_y
lari	4	58	3915	3	lar__i
lariat	6	6	2904	3	lariat
larva	8	3	1248	3	larva_
larvae	9	3	884	3	larvae
larval	9	4	850	3	larval
larvas	9	3	1023	3	larvas
lurdan	7	3	836	3	lurdan
madam	10	3	1622	3	ma_dam
madras	9	43	1642	3	madras
mara	6	74	4456	3	mar_a_
maras	7	54	4328	3	mar_as
margay	12	3	1059	3	margay
maria	7	50	3288	3	maria_
marka	11	46	2079	3	marka_
markas	12	47	1700	3	markas
marram	10	3	1388	3	marram
mayday	15	3	587	3	mayday
nada	5	80	2290	3	na_da_
nadas	6	63	2081	3	na_das
nard	5	66	3445	3	nard__
nards	6	59	2846	3	nard_s
narial	6	3	1795	3	narial
narwal	9	3	894	3	narwal
ordain	7	8	1040	3	_ordain
padi	7	63	3178	3	pa_d_i
padri	8	58	1516	3	pa_dri
panda	8	50	2261	3	panda_
pandani	10	3	990	3	pandani
pandas	9	55	2196	3	pandas
para	6	52	4217	3	par_a_
parade	9	47	2064	3	parade
parae	7	63	3570	3	par_ae
paras	7	61	4304	3	par_as
pard	7	64	4132	3	pard__
pardahs	13	28	967	3	pardahs
pardee	9	39	2202	3	pardee
pardie	9	60	2144	3	pardie
pardon	9	46	1873	3	pardon
pards	8	56	3433	3	pard_s
pardy	11	55	2395	3	pard_y
parfait	12	3	1205	3	parfait
pariah	11	43	2058	3	pariah
parian	8	32	2396	3	parian
parka	11	51	2088	3	parka_
parkas	12	50	1802	3	parkas
parlay	11	37	1399	3	parlay
parodoi	10	26	772	3	parodoi
parral	8	55	1753	3	parral
partan	8	38	2056	3	partan
payday	15	3	661	3	payday
purda	8	29	1469	3	purda_
purdah	12	28	875	3	purdah
purdas	9	26	1226	3	purdas
qadi	14	56	2110	3	qa_d_i
radar	6	13	1672	3	ra_dar
radii	6	40	1641	3	ra_dii
rai	3	76	5822	3	__r_ai
randan	7	3	1525	3	randan
sadi	5	58	3464	3	sa_d_i
sandal	7	33	1728	3	sandal
sandhi	10	3	819	3	sandhi
saran	5	37	3030	3	sar_an
sard	5	53	4424	3	sard__
sardana	8	3	864	3	sardana
sardars	8	31	1290	3	sardars
sards	6	47	3618	3	sard_s
sari	4	54	4404	3	sar__i
sarsar	6	30	1184	3	sarsar
serai	5	68	3016	3	ser_ai
serdab	9	3	783	3	serdab
sirdar	7	26	910	3	sirdar
tardo	6	53	2110	3	tard_o
tardy	9	47	2046	3	tard_y
tarmac	10	3	1033	3	tarmac
tarnal	6	37	1650	3	tarnal
tarpan	8	28	1429	3	tarpan
tarsal	6	33	1527	3	tarsal
tarsi	5	52	2217	3	tar_si
tarsia	6	55	1427	3	tarsia
tartan	6	42	1751	3	tartan
tartar	6	32	1475	3	tartar
tarzan	15	29	1075	3	tarzan
terai	5	35	2548	3	ter_ai
vanda	9	45	1592	3	vanda_
vandal	10	37	1383	3	vandal
vandas	10	39	1599	3	vandas
vara	7	55	3088	3	var_a_
varas	8	60	2819	3	var_as
varia	8	58	2420	3	varia_
varias	9	50	1990	3	varias
varna	8	45	1617	3	varna_
varnas	9	42	1282	3	varnas
wadi	8	62	2817	3	wa_d_i
ward	8	65	4225	3	ward__
warded	11	50	2104	3	warded
warden	10	45	1551	3	warden
warder	10	40	2027	3	warder
wards	9	77	3440	3	ward_s
warsaw	12	3	619	3	warsaw
yard	8	56	3325	3	yard__
yardage	12	3	573	3	yardage
yardarm	13	11	453	3	yardarm
yarded	11	47	1402	3	yarded
yarder	10	38	1397	3	yarder
yardman	13	3	591	3	yardman
yards	9	53	2461	3	yard_s
zaikai	19	4	371	3	zaikai

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	112716	0.123	1452772.4
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	348	5.813	19390.3
3	Display Results	348	348	0.110	3163.6
	(SQL Overall)	178691	348	6.046	29555.2