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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 “polkas” 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
polkas123910(None) 
polka11310411polka_
bolas74733762bol_as
colas75436772col_as
colzas174010512colzas
dolmas95213042dolmas
folks126017122folk_s
holks124720562holk_s
hollas94616902hollas
hookas135312492hookas
kolas94822232kol_as
molas75132092mol_as
okas85225392_o_kas
ollas54218282_ollas
parkas125018022parkas
pikas114218092p_ikas
pleas75627032p_leas
pocks135022962pock_s
pokes116133012po_kes
polar75623452pol_ar
polars84419352polars
poleax1547992poleax
poleis86018352poleis
polers84225642polers
poles75351002pol_es
polies84034582polies
polios84019722polios
polis74731162pol_is
polkaed1435322polkaed
polls74627722pol_ls
polos76129912pol_os
pols66044562pol__s
polyps13479762polyps
polys105718762pol_ys
poppas93710712poppas
porks115124142pork_s
punkas123410672punkas
tolas54532772tol_as
vodkas1443542vodkas
volvas12447992volvas
yolks125412772yolk_s

Search took 7 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 Filter178691825510.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit82551415.70314475.0
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.42227824.8
 
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