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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 “ladlers” 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.

96 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
ladlers8461357(None) 
ladders94115171ladders
laders74927761lad_ers
ladler74314931ladler_
ladles74619541ladle_s
landlers94312831landlers
adders84315702_adders
alders74218422ald_ers
badgers114812652badgers
bailers94221352bailers
balers85626932ba_lers
ballers94421012ballers
bawlers124412732bawlers
bladders12397802bladders
bladers104214682blad_ers
cablers114416712cablers
cadgers114712002cadgers
callers94221962callers
candlers114214102candlers
cradlers11309202cradlers
dandlers103912052dandlers
dawdlers13375672dawdlers
fablers124812612fablers
faders105117462fad_ers
fallers103917992fallers
gadders103611502gadders
gaolers83511562gaolers
hailers104017262hailers
halers94926912ha_lers
handlers124014142handlers
haulers104012442haulers
idlers74012812_idlers
jailers144114042jailers
laagers83411252laagers
labelers10249412labelers
lacers85225252la_cers
lackers134120542lackers
ladder84617622ladder_
ladens74516232lad_ens
lader65633722lad_er_
lades65141272lad_e_s
ladies75124882ladie_s
ladle66320442ladle__
ladled85013482ladle_d
lagers74826142la_gers
laggers94216242laggers
lakers105225152la_kers
lambers113817112lambers
lampers113817332lampers
lancers93616642lancers
landers84026212landers
landler84113202landler_
landless94011172landless
lanners73618332lanners
lappers113717462lappers
lapsers93911052lapsers
larders83516942larders
larkers113014512larkers
lasers64925702la_sers
lashers104121832lashers
lasters75627692lasters
lathers104321882lathers
lauders84012892lauders
laveers10329362laveers
lavers94526362la_vers
lawless1037032lawless
lawyers13377152lawyers
layers93921182la_yers
leaders83819602lead_ers
leadless9248792leadless
ledgers94912182ledgers
lidless8309272lidless
loaders83413432load_ers
lodgers95113832lodgers
lollers72713792lollers
lullers73213352lullers
madders113513212madders
mailers94420332mailers
maulers94213302maulers
nailers73215892nailers
padders113312872padders
paddlers12329152paddlers
padles95221122padle_s
pedlers103013272pedlers
railers74420662railers
saddlers10289752saddlers
sailers73822322sailers
sidlers83414232sidlers
tailers73720182tailers
talers64628142ta_lers
wadders123812442wadders
waddlers13298332waddlers
waders109120642wad_ers
wailers103916802wailers
walers94824462wa_lers
yodlers11298922yodlers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671962.92336835.8
3Display Results96960.0303200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691963.32653725.5
 
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