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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 “pavanes” 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.

29 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
pavanes12361265(None) 
pavane114113441pavane_
pavans115715591pavan_s
gavages1237682gavages
lavages1138602lavages
paeans85118262paean_s
pagans95717922pagan_s
palaces114216462palaces
palates93624942palates
panes76148692p__anes
pannes85522852pa_nnes
parades104121462parades
parangs104314372parangs
paravanes1448302paravanes
patines95225762patines
pavan106518472pavan__
paves104833922pav__es
pavings134011632pavings
pavins114919662pavin_s
pavises125315492pavises
planes85028082p_lanes
platanes102711882platanes
ravages1139402ravages
ravines104220232ravines
savages1139972savages
savants1038652savants
savates10312952savates
savines104417632savines
vanes85130972__vanes

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671293.34632179.0
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691293.75247625.5
 
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