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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornarwhale” 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.

20 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
narwhale144322(None) 
narwhal1344331narwhal_
narwhales1543161narwhales
narwhals1443611narwhals
narghile1244032narghile
narwal938942narw_al_
narwals1036982narw_als
armhole1236943_armhole
awhile1257793_a_while
barware12610703barw_are
carpale113414353car_pale
marshal1238973marshal_
marshaled1544643marshaled
marshall1345483marshall
marshals1337783marshals
narghiles1343543narghiles
nargile847653nar_gile
narial6317953nar_ial_
narrate7313493nar_rate
whale115517433___whale

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162208.14017956.0
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691208.54620909.3