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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 “devolution” 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.

57 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
devolution148628(None) 
devolutions15106261devolutions
evolution12117091_evolution
revolution13117561revolution
coevolution1654222coevolution
demolition1376982demolition
desolation11311402desolation
devaluation1547072devaluation
devotion1256762devo__tion
evolutions13107042_evolutions
involution1345942involution
resolution1097732resolution
revolutions1497632revolutions
volution1198602__volution
absolution1244403absolution
coevolutions1754083coevolutions
convolution1645123convolution
dealation10313003de_alation
decoction1447523deco_ction
decollation1448193decollation
decoration13314423decoration
deflation13310653de_flation
defoliation1548313defoliation
delation92318083de__lation
deletion92011973de__letion
delusion937433de__lusion
demolitions1446523demolitions
demotion1169073demo__tion
denotation11311083denotation
depilation13312033depilation
depletion1256663de_pletion
deposition13107833deposition
derogation12410393derogation
desolations12310593desolations
desorption1346223desorption
detonation11310943detonation
devaluations1646353devaluations
deviation13312393dev_iation
devolutionary2062983devolutionary
devolutionist17135153devolutionist
devotions1356593devo__tions
dilution9239143d__ilution
dissolution12145023dissolution
elocution1145673_elocution
elution72913823_e__lution
evaluation1358183_evaluation
evocation142010293_evocation
exsolution1743763exsolution
involutions1445903involutions
resolutions11117793resolutions
revaluation1458143revaluation
revelation13410923revelation
revocation15410813revocation
solution889593__solution
volition1179173__volition
volutin1098103__voluti_n
volutions12108393__volutions

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603576.15622840.0
3Display Results57570.0301900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691576.60627049.8
 
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