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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 “tamale” 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
tamale8371740(None) 
tamable11312851tamable
tamal73522621tamal_
tamales93216151tamales
tamals84116631tamals
amaze166016602_amaze
amble95924642_amble
amole75724592_amole
ample94720302_ample
damage10410772damage
female11310552female
gamble115417182gamble
hamal104623112hamal_
hamals114816822hamals
hamate113319832hamate
kamala12339962kamala
male66052302__male
namable11312342namable
ramal74622242ramal_
ramate83921682ramate
ramble104519972ramble
sample104215012sample
table75429602ta_ble
tackle123815732tackle
taille63116922taille
takable13310192takable
takahe1335792takahe
tale46154162t__ale
tamari8313402tamari
tambala1138022tambala
tame66343662tam__e
tameable1238602tameable
tamely113711952tamely
tammie104212692tammie
tampala1136612tampala
tangle74019952tangle
tapalo839792tapalo
tattle64115652tattle
taxable1639072taxable
temple102811332temple
timbale11248802timbale
trample11299702trample
tumble103215642tumble
wamble134415752wamble

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551442.78029694.6
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691443.14056908.0
 
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