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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 “parallax” 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.

35 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
parallax174564(None) 
parallaxes1943682parallaxes
parallel1047462parallel
barilla9310323barilla_
barillas10310193barillas
carapax1835793cara_pax
cavalla1257883cavalla_
cavallas1366843cavallas
gravlax1842643_gravlax
paella8410913pa_ella_
paellas9411413pa_ellas
papally1437973papall_y
papilla11127913papilla_
papillae12137023papillae
papillar1296713papillar
parablast1347093parablast
parable111819773parabl_e
parables121613563parables
parabola1246653parabola_
parabolas1347003parabolas
paradox17358173para_dox
paralegal1244963paralegal
parallels1145263parallels
paralyse1347483paralyse
paralyze2246623paralyze
paraquat1947613paraquat
parashah1646453parashah
parazoan1946553parazoan
parlay113713993par__lay
patella938953patella_
patellae1047623patellae
patellar1046863patellar
patellas1039103patellas
perilla9311223perilla_
perillas10310823perillas

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 Limit146162357.51319454.5
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.68523251.9
 
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