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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 “parallels” 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.

46 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
parallels114527(None) 
parallel1047471parallel_
parables121613562parable_s
paralleled1343742paralleled
parallelism1552772parallelism
arables91814973_arable_s
canallers1137213canallers
caramels1238803cara_mels
caravels1337443cara_vels
carollers1137703carollers
hallels103310133__hallels
pallets93919303p__allets
parable111819773parable__
paraclete1356343paraclete
paracletes1446093paracletes
paraders113113113para_ders
parades104121463para_de_s
parafoils1445503parafoils
parakeets1545103parakeets
paralegals1353753paralegals
parallax1745643parall_ax
parallaxes1943683parallaxes
paralleling1463103paralleling
parallelisms1652433parallelisms
parallelled1472303parallelled
paralyses1448283paralyses
paralysis1447313paralysis
paralyzers2443283paralyzers
paralyzes2346493paralyzes
paranoeas1147523paranoeas
parapets1239763para_pets
paraquets2044593paraquets
parasails1147583parasails
parasols1039263para_sols
parcels113712663par__cels
parles86334403par__le_s
parleys125212373par__leys
parolees104313983par_olees
paroles95025883par_ole_s
parrels94713493par__rels
parsleys1335083par_sleys
partlets102811513par_tlets
patrollers1244813patrollers
payables15166483payable_s
pedallers1244763pedallers
sparables13167163sparable_s

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641466.98321286.1
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.42224075.9
 
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