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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 “gulags” 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.

29 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
gulags83754(None) 
gulag7310821gulag_
clags85621122_clags
flags95321282_flags
gags66441062g__ags
galago838912galago
galagos938152galagos
galahs105512682galahs
galas65731642gala_s
glads75620612g_lads
glams85822932g_lams
glans65125832g_lans
glass65518132g_lass
glugs75214282g_lugs
guans64419442gu_ans
guars65021052gu_ars
gular6314832gula_r
gules64831042gul_es
gulfs94915302gul_fs
gulls65222982gul_ls
gulps84715072gul_ps
guls55930852gul__s
hulas84920882hula_s
kulaks976112kulaks
lags56546222__lags
quags154613252qu_ags
slags66525902_slags
ulans54921302_ulans
yulans958672yulans

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551292.21637252.3
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691292.54670185.0
 
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