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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 “gayals” 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.

40 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
gayals103951(None) 
gayal9312711gayal_
aals49941142_a_als
ayahs116813522_ayahs
baals76122702ba_als
cabals104020152cabals
canals84421662canals
galahs105512672galahs
galas65731642gala_s
galls64729322ga_lls
gals57946502g__als
galyacs1335272galyacs
galyaks1534622galyaks
gamas85431362gama_s
gamays126310912gamays
gaols66717572ga_ols
gavels105911092gavels
gavials1136602gavials
gaydars1235802gaydars
gayly124513092gay_ly
gays87338022gay__s
gazars164811552gazars
ghylls1335142ghylls
goals65521292g_oals
gorals76917652gorals
graals74112912graals
halals95018312halals
hamals114816822hamals
jacals1539872jacals
kayaks1236332kayaks
mayas105924382maya_s
nasals63312462nasals
ratals64219582ratals
rayahs12579192rayahs
rayas85922052raya_s
riyals94111082riyals
royals93711262royals
sabals84618862sabals
salals65120082salals
tamals84116632tamals

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551402.31335690.0
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.43573384.4
 
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