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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 “squall” 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.

44 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
squall153800(None) 
squalls1647311squalls
squally1937671squally
squill1537231squill
equal1449822equa_l
equally1936872equally
equals1538702equals
quail144314362_quail
quale143617852_quale
qualm163511182_qualm
quell144311432_quell
quill148413772_quill
quoll14379492_quoll
sall44544682s__all
scall74420372s_call
scull75315762scu_ll
shall85024052s_hall
skull94812032sku_ll
small74016262s_mall
spall74919302s_pall
squab163810732squa_b
squabs17429322squabs
squad155110792squa_d
squads164410292squads
squalid1737052squalid
squalled1835942squalled
squaller1736082squaller
squalor1644422squalor
squama1736532squama
square154513362square
squark19438112squark
squash1846832squash
squat143720142squa_t
squatly1946432squatly
squats153712962squats
squaw17368982squa_w
squawk22385372squawk
squaws18438782squaws
squeal1538022squeal
squeals1636512squeals
squilla1635532squilla
squills1666312squills
stall54722352s_tall
stull54916272stu_ll

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.51332849.6
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691442.87562153.4
 
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