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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 “sisal” 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.

64 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
sisal5421773(None) 
sial45938831si_al
sisals63013571sisals
basal75722282basal
binal75323822binal
dial55935062di_al
dismal92412242dismal
distal73615772distal
final83922032final
fiscal1139332fiscal
miskal123710262miskal
missal84314902missal
nasal56217592nasal
nidal65217102nidal
nival84915772nival
pial65636702pi_al
pibal95217322pibal
pical95524372pical
pipal95118352pipal
rial45938092ri_al
rival85216502rival
riyal84413432riyal
sabal75422482sabal
sal36462882__sal
salal55425702salal
seal45654372s_eal
seismal937302seismal
sepal77723002sepal
seral56336382seral
setal56430902setal
sheal84927702sheal
shoal83920272shoal
sials54227242si_als
sibyl1037112sibyl
sigil63515502sigil
sigla64515202sigla
signal73711482signal
sika86021322sika_
sikas94617022sikas
sill45545152si_ll
sima64730782sima_
simar74920812simar
simas75727552simas
sis37360542sis__
sises55233832sises
sissy85812072sissy
sitar54820542sitar
sizar145214992sizar
skoal93811462skoal
spinal84915312spinal
spiral83715342spiral
spital83813872spital
steal56125472steal
sural55931262sural
tical76021492tical
tidal64516442tidal
vasal85516292vasal
vial76731092vi_al
vinal85725812vinal
viral86419592viral
visa76323872visa_
visas84317652visas
visual938802visual
vital84819672vital

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800641.42337807.4
3Display Results64640.0134923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691641.732103170.3
 
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