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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 “larva” 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.

61 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
larva831248(None) 
larvae938841larvae
larval948501larval
larvas9310231larvas
lava76725421la_va
area45843392_area
aria46245422_aria
arval86017012_arval
arvo76023432_arvo
ava610139322_a_va
barca91319432barca
brava106414792brava
carve106227752carve
fava106820262fa_va
garda7316762garda
halva115414432halva
java147316642ja_va
karma113415002karma
kava115819702ka_va
labia75219012labia
labra75415462labra
laevo849362laevo
lama66635292la_ma
lamia75324322lamia
lar37967532lar__
larch105919792larch
lard56742002lar_d
lards65331862lards
lardy96119272lardy
laree56036292laree
lares54852632lares
large65325462large
largo65319782largo
lari45839152lar_i
lariat6629042lariat
laris54737462laris
lark85733862lar_k
larks95227812larks
larky125218872larky
lars46956572lar_s
larum74317972larum
latria62313592latria
laura54116202laura
lav66847342la_v_
lavas85422222la_vas
lave75642142la_ve
lavs76734152la_vs
leva77020712l_eva
lira46928682lir_a
mara67444572mar_a
maria75032882maria
marka114620792marka
marvy135014032marvy
para65242172par_a
parka115120882parka
parve109824852parve
parvo107719182parvo
vara75530882var_a
varia85824202varia
varna84516172varna
varve115716852varve

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800611.68631909.8
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691612.01588680.4
 
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