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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 “scarab” 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.

34 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
scarab1031006(None) 
scarabs1137291scarabs
carat75048792_carat
carb85143162_car_b
carob95325222_carob
crab85727672_c_rab
sacra74516992sacra_
sacral83414412sacral
saran53730302s_aran
scab85926712sc__ab
scalar83612432scalar
scar66434202scar__
scarce104013632scarce
scare75334462scar_e
scared95227292scared
scarer84524612scarer
scares85033002scares
scarey115016982scarey
scarf105427142scar_f
scarfs114714682scarfs
scarp95724102scar_p
scarph13429602scarph
scarps104718602scarps
scarry116311182scarry
scars75433532scar_s
scart76139772scar_t
scarts85321492scarts
scary105222592scar_y
scrag85916172sc_rag
scram910621622sc_ram
scrap97120402sc_rap
scrub94914202sc_rub
svaraj1634962svaraj
swaraj1636022swaraj

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551342.59331836.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691342.96960185.6
 
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