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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
umbrella124327(None) 
umbrellas1343091umbrellas
umbellar1243642umb_ellar
umbrellaed1551502umbrellaed
amarelle1045613amarelle
cabrilla1245833cabrilla
dumbbell1542143dumbbell_
dumbbells1641773dumbbells
fibrilla1364373fibrilla
labella988943lab_ella
micella11106823_micella
morelle91210803_morelle
morello9117793_morello
rubella9146523rub_ella
subumbrella176613subumbrella
terrella844703terrella
tumbrel11406853tumbre_l_
tumbrels12285733tumbre_ls
umbel93612843umb_e_l_
umbeled12208193umb_eled
umbellate1343973umb_ellate
umbelled1336273umb_elled
umbellet1247073umb_ellet
umbels104510593umb_e_ls
umbra948513umbr___a
umbral1038633umbr_al_
umbrellaing1651173umbrellaing
umbrette1244943umbrette

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162287.06320694.0
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.49923828.6
 
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