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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 “phials” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

41 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
phials115887(None) 
phial10313201phial_
chias104625522chia_s
chiaus113611312chiaus
chiels115115932chiels
chills114717702chills
dhals95415442dh_als
dials64925342_dials
hails85231642_hails
heals85733452_heals
hills85431352_hills
ohias84415572ohia_s
pails75833062pai_ls
pals66951352p__als
peals75235492p_eals
pedals94316032pedals
petals84719812petals
phis95724902phi__s
phizes20389132phizes
pial65636702p_ial_
pians75126962p_ians
pias66542552p_ia_s
pibals103813082pibals
pills74130972p_ills
pipals104213642pipals
prills84015612prills
rials55026672_rials
sheals94420642sheals
shiels95418922shiels
shills94519612shills
shoals94215792shoals
sials54227242_sials
thills95515382thills
thiols95112762thiols
thirls95012062thirls
trials64319882trials
uphills1295232uphills
urials64415192urials
vials85822382_vials
wheals124512522wheals
whirls124710532whirls

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.26636430.3
3Display Results41410.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691412.60968490.2
 
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