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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 “lacrimal” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

46 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
lacrimal124444(None) 
lacrimals1342911lacrimals
lachrymal1951792lachrymal
achiral12109183_achiral
acromial1248463_acromial
actinal9312293_actinal
aerial64625713_aeri_al
animal85016253_a_nimal
arrival1037563_arrival
atrial65418943_atri_al
carinal94318233ca_rinal
decimal1238083dec_imal
decrial10310323decri_al
facial113615633fac_i_al
farcical1546953farcical
glacial1038143glac_i_al
iatrical1049273iatrical
labial84714343la_bi_al
lachrymals2051293lachrymals
lacrimator1453723lacrimator
lacteal966813lac_teal
lacunal9136553lac_unal
laical8312323la__ical
laminal94113633la_minal
lanital7310913la_nital
lariat6629043la_ri_at
larrigan944213larrigan
larval948503la_r_val
latria62313593latri_a_
latrias71913213latri_as
lochial1257083lochi_al
lubrical12116093lubrical
lyrical1236493l_yrical
macrural1244963macrural
madrigal121627253madrigal
marital92314183ma_rital
maximal18347093ma_ximal
narial6317953na_ri_al
primal104014623__primal
rachial122012173rachi_al
racial83419243rac_i_al
sacral83414413sacr__al
scribal1137963_scribal
tactical1248843tactical
vaccinal1544903vaccinal
warrigal1244313warrigal

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162467.42319690.4
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.59523527.5
 
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