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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 “shalelike” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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84 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
shalelike164588(None) 
scalelike1545251scalelike
whalelike1943991whalelike
halolike1537402_halolike
harelike1539612_harelike
saltlike1237252s_altlike
seallike12108322seal_like
sharklike1543932sharklike
shelflike1943122shelflike
slatelike1346152slatelike
snakelike1244292snakelike
stagelike1445342stagelike
stalklike1243902stalklike
apelike13310533__apelike
balmlike1655353_balmlike
bladelike1643833bladelike
cagelike1537723_cagelike
calflike1735153_calflike
cavelike1738213_cavelike
challie124012853chal_li_e
childlike1942983childlike
crapelike1744933crapelike
flamelike1845063flamelike
gablelike1643663gablelike
gamelike1538033_gamelike
gatelike1337933_gatelike
gladelike1544153gladelike
grapelike1644663grapelike
gravelike1744513gravelike
hairlike1536673_hairlike
halflife1743213_halflife
handlike1639153_handlike
hatlike143311713_ha_tlike
hawklike1734493_hawklike
hoelike141411163_h_oelike
homelike17179533_homelike
hoselike15179643_hoselike
jadelike2035993_jadelike
khakilike1441233khakilike
lacelike1438493_lacelike
lakelike1137383_lakelike
maplelike1744203maplelike
mazelike2336463_mazelike
palmlike1656043_palmlike
platelike1546143platelike
saberlike1544973s_aberlike
sacklike1337303s_acklike
saclike131210123s_a_clike
sandlike1339713s_andlike
sawlike14138443s_a_wlike
scablike1635553sca_blike
seamlike14127183sea_mlike
shadowlike2151633shadowlike
shapelier1444463shapelier
shashlik1842473shashlik_
shashliks1942473shashliks
shaslik1444513sha_slik_
shasliks1544143sha_sliks
shaveling1646843shaveling
sheaflike1942973sheaflike
shedlike1635833sh_edlike
sheetlike1644333sheetlike
shoreline1246623shoreline
shrewlike1943383shrewlike
shrublike1842713shrublike
silklike1135523s_ilklike
slablike1435673sla_blike
smokelike1443493smokelike
snaglike1335283sna_glike
snaillike1343773snaillike
soaplike1436903soa_plike
soullike1236813soul_like
sparlike1437673spa_rlike
sphalerite1553193sphalerite
spikelike14103873spikelike
spinelike1585353spinelike
stairlike1344753stairlike
starlike1238813sta_rlike
swanlike1535313swa_nlike
tapelike1437493_tapelike
tilelike1237053_tilelike
valvelike1943683_valvelike
vaselike1536993_vaselike
wavelike1836613_wavelike

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641846.89021573.4
3Display Results84840.0461826.1
 (SQL Overall)178691847.37624226.0
 
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