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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 “ulama” 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.

50 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
ulama771147(None) 
lama66635291_lama
llama799891llama
ulamas8910451ulamas
ulema7109711ulema
agama85815582agama
alamo7418142alamo
alma66333022al_ma
ama510853302__ama
blam86131702blam_
blame95625492blame
blams95023852blams
clam86332292clam_
clamp115517652clamp
clams95127672clams
drama85117422drama
flam96333292flam_
flame105124442flame
flams105125012flams
flamy135217472flamy
gama77035522_gama
glam76529342glam_
glams85822932glams
grama85620282grama
halma108219252halma
lam57666712_lam_
lamas75532792_lamas
lamb86832142_lamb
lame66849292_lame
lamia75324322_lamia
lamp86233822_lamp
lams66552262_lams
lava76725422_lava
lima65734132_lima
llamas888972llamas
luma65527522_luma
mama86231592_mama
plasma103810912plasma
playa105812942playa
plaza164311062plaza
slam67737972slam_
slams74927902slams
ulan46527392ula_n
ulans54921302ulans
ulemas888962ulemas
ulna46317332ul_na
ultima836312ultima
ultra539362ultra
ulva75412692ul_va
umami939882umami

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 Filter178691538000.623286823.4
2DLD Change Limit53800503.15617046.9
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691503.80946912.8
 
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