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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 “delvf” 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.

33 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
delf85436571del_f
delve96018261delve
deaf85838402de_af
deave95022332deave
decaf114919442decaf
def76546722de__f
del46752752del__
delay94820632delay
dele56843082del_e
deled75326542deled
deles65139252deles
delfs94918672delfs
delft95623322delft
deli55631292del_i
delis64928542delis
dell56938202del_l
dells66630942dells
delly96023872delly
dels56745472del_s
delt57855272del_t
delta66117772delta
delts65731792delts
delved114112752delved
delver104913492delver
delves104917082delves
dev76033772de_v_
deva85720982de_va
devs86424032de_vs
elf66138522_el_f
helve115018092helve
pelf97031452pel_f
self75138292sel_f
selva83014272selva

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 Filter178691538000.623286823.4
2DLD Change Limit53800332.09625667.9
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691332.71965719.4
 
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