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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 “covariant” 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.

30 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
covariant144786(None) 
covariance1753932covariance
covariate1446212covariate
invariant1266812invariant
ovarian1037642_ovarian_
variant10316802__variant
calvarian1446863calvarian_
cesarian1048183cesarian_
cesarians1146363cesarians
cohabitant1753743cohabitant
colorant10414723color_ant
compliant1549663compliant
conversant1548213conversant
coparent12412253copar_ent
courant9317973co_ur_ant
covalent1349223cova_lent
covariances1853733covariances
covariates1545783covariates
covaried1448003covari_ed
covaries13413253covari_es
covarying1844133covarying
covenant1349693cov_enant
covering142215723coveri_ng
invariants1374083invariants
ovarial1037613_ovaria_l
rosarian847593rosarian_
rosarians945793rosarians
valiant10314623__valiant
variants1139203__variants
vicariant1446463vicariant

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641307.23320550.4
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691307.38924183.4
 
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