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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 “parmesan” 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.

45 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
parmesan124475(None) 
parmesans1344101parmesans
paesan85114092pa__esan
partisan1058422partisan
ameban1039093_a_meban
artisan759463_artisan
bargeman1345143bargeman
barman103519703barm__an
barmen105418533barme__n
bartisan1056163bartisan
carman103920743carm__an
carmen104019343carme__n
daresay1135433dar_esay
gamelan10106643ga_melan
gamesman1344523ga_mesman
paean77222723pa__e_an
paesani9348683pa__esani
paesano9338793pa__esano
paesans93312693pa__esans
paisan84417073pa__isan
pampean1335543pa_mpean
parasang1147333par_asang
parazoan1946553parazoan
pares77164483par_es__
pareses94718883par_eses
paresis93315093par_esis
parges94529543parges__
parian83223963par__ian
paries84742513paries__
parietal1048773parietal
parles86334403parles__
parses85534703parses__
parson83817903par__son
partan83820563par__tan
partisans1167483partisans
partizan1955643partizan
permeant12310913perme_ant
permease1246503permease
permian112612283perm_ian
preman104117453p_r_eman
presa74319043p_r_esa_
ptarmigan1442053ptarmigan
pygmean1542223pygme_an
tarletan845543tarletan
warmest123113033warmes_t

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162459.42315511.2
3Display Results45450.0301500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691459.85918124.7
 
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