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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 “paralanguages” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

25 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
paralanguages1712116(None) 
paralanguage16121151paralanguage_
metalanguages1761363metalanguages
languages11115054____languages
metalanguage1661204metalanguage_
nonlanguages1461604_nonlanguages
protolanguages187864protolanguages
slanguages12122864___slanguages
sublanguages1661324_sublanguages
harangues1344635har__angu__es
langrages11105905____langrages
language10105005____language_
nonlanguage1361615_nonlanguage_
paragoges1347255par__a_g_oges
paralegals1353755paral_eg_a_ls
parallaxes1943685paral___laxes
parasangs1246035parasan___g_s
paravanes1448305paravan____es
parentages1345485par__en_tages
parlances1348955par_lan___ces
parsonages13255665par_son__ages
phalanges1565365p_halan___ges
protolanguage1781105protolanguage_
slanguage11112925___slanguage_
sublanguage1561295_sublanguage_

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit124790259.25013490.8
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691259.68918442.7
 
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