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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 “larks” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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288 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
larks9522781(None) 
arks85936871_arks
barks115735811barks
carks115534211carks
darks106727871darks
harks126333431harks
lacks116129201lacks
lards65331861lards
lares54852631lares
laris54737461laris
lark85733861lark_
larky125218871larky
lars46956571lar_s
lurks95218741lurks
marks115933481marks
narks96026031narks
parks116134461parks
sarks96632461sarks
warks127932401warks
alarms85913052alarms
araks94820882_araks
arbs66834732_arbs
arcs67834782_arcs
ares45871022_ares
arfs76029962_arfs
ark77044962_ark_
arms66137492_arms
ars37670932_ar_s
arts49650262_arts
asks85721212_asks
auks85525262_auks
backs135729622backs
balks114926292balks
banks115527902banks
barbs95928192barbs
bards87139642bards
bares75457132bares
barfs104826002barfs
bark106242152bark_
barky145721612barky
barms96128462barms
barns76335142barns
bars66564092bar_s
basks115621762basks
berks115423122berks
birks114920302birks
blacks144914952blacks
blanks124112892blanks
blares85021632blares
borks115727702borks
calks115421602calks
carbs96031462carbs
cards85137932cards
cares77369182cares
cark105539272cark_
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762car_s
carts78946292carts
casks115720062casks
charks155219702charks
clacks144516342clacks
clanks124615182clanks
claros84015112claros
clerks12458842clerks
corks116028272corks
daks97130602da_ks
darbs85323262darbs
dares66146702dares
dark95133212dark_
darky136018832darky
darns66927892darns
darts67635732darts
dawks135213492dawks
dirks105619522dirks
dorks105724442dorks
earls56127512earls
earns55927562earns
ears46356592ear_s
fards96629842fards
fares85852872fares
farls85731112farls
farms106324952farms
faros85532022faros
farts88336842farts
flacks154114532flacks
flanks133913402flanks
flares94521702flares
flasks13488672flasks
forks125324682forks
garbs86321412garbs
gars55750742gar_s
gawks136811632gawks
glares75518872glares
hacks144928712hacks
haiks125120932haiks
hanks126226862hanks
hards96435652hards
hares86255542hares
hark115237392hark_
harls85634502harls
harms106829012harms
harps105926872harps
harts88441592harts
hawks155415702hawks
irks86220132_irks
jacks185219832jacks
jarls126120962jarls
jars117338352jar_s
jauks165412462jauks
jerks166514892jerks
karns96624142karns
karts97630112karts
kirks84915262kirks
labs67145122la_bs
laces76141762laces
lack105837682lack_
lacs66942482la_cs
lades65141272lades
lads56549132la_ds
lags56546222la_gs
laics76419252laics
lairds74711612lairds
lairs55425872lairs
lake85741602la_ke
lakes95737652lakes
lakh114919952la_kh
lakhs125210342lakhs
laky116725822la_ky
lalls55324132lalls
lamas75532792lamas
lambs95921412lambs
lames75445542lames
lamps95624832lamps
lams66552262la_ms
lands65426902lands
lanes54946792lanes
lank84734452lank_
lanky125517482lanky
lapis76223152lapis
laps66848872la_ps
lar37967532lar__
larch105919792larch
lard56742002lar_d
lardy96119272lardy
laree56036302laree
larees65323112larees
large65325462large
larges74824232larges
largo65319782largo
largos74815062largos
lari45839152lar_i
larked114519472larked
larker104519242larker
larkers113014512larkers
larkish1439082larkish
larum74317972larum
larums83610532larums
larva8312482larva
larvas9310232larvas
las37281472la__s
lases54944762lases
lass47444542la_ss
lasts57731262lasts
laths86022402laths
latke94817092latke
latkes104715872latkes
lats45962702la_ts
lauds65618482lauds
lauras63414332lauras
lavas85422222lavas
laves86039152laves
lavs76734152la_vs
lawns85215422lawns
laws76441682la_ws
laxes125430092laxes
lays76043252la_ys
lazes145129572lazes
leaks95923912leaks
learns65513742learns
lears55938732lear_s
leeks95318892leeks
leks85427602l_eks
liards75212612liards
liars54723162liar_s
licks115325392licks
links96430192links
liras56021982liras
locks115126922locks
looks95124862looks
lords64923502lords
lores55045402lores
loris55329152loris
lucks115723562lucks
lunks94822452lunks
lures56138532lures
lurk86624162lurk_
lyres85019962lyres
macks135127602macks
maras75443292maras
marcs95726622marcs
mares76457632mares
mark105138062mark_
marka114620792marka
markas124717002markas
marls75535162marls
mars66261872mar_s
marts77442232marts
masks115320532masks
merks114722402merks
mirks115122142mirks
murks114821732murks
narcs76122022narcs
nards65928462nards
nares55544152nares
naris55735292naris
nark85230062nark_
narky126017802narky
oaks86527902oa_ks
oars46846032oar_s
packs135528932packs
paiks114719852paiks
paras76143042paras
pards85634332pards
pares77164482pares
paris75145942paris
park105237492park_
parka115120882parka
parkas125018022parkas
parrs75928672parrs
pars67560792par_s
parts77743372parts
perks115325802perks
placks144414152placks
planks124116752planks
porks115124142porks
quarks193810912quarks
racks115028852racks
ranks95225732ranks
rares55247442rares
sacks114228872sacks
sards64736182sards
saris54544952saris
sark84938972sark_
sarky125521782sarky
saros55238062saros
sharks135019722sharks
slacks124416532slacks
snarks104815732snarks
sparks124616362sparks
tacks115430132tacks
talks94322692talks
tanks94624742tanks
tares57456562tares
tarns56433952tarns
taroks106115282taroks
taros55640822taros
tarps76527122tarps
tars46763952tar_s
tarts57242022tarts
tasks94917582tasks
turks95320822turks
varas86028192varas
vars75742072var_s
varus85921182varus
wacks146626282wacks
walks126218502walks
wanks126124482wanks
wards97734402wards
wares88250582wares
wark115737772wark_
warms107726852warms
warns87231002warns
warps107126422warps
wars78659802war_s
warts814840402warts
wauks125515162wauks
works125621902works
yacks144419812yacks
yaks116025202ya_ks
yanks125316572yanks
yards95324612yards
yarns85621792yarns
yerks125416562yerks
zarfs174713622zarfs
zerks185113822zerks

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538002881.48336277.8
3Display Results2882880.0803600.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912881.87695251.1
 
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