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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 “scavenge” 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.

41 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
scavenge144281(None) 
scavenged1642151scavenged
scavenger1542191scavenger
scavenges1542901scavenges
avenge1087552__avenge
scalene9310772scalen_e
scavengers1642082scavengers
avenged1245503__avenged
avenger1135493__avenger
avenges1157543__avenges
avenue957953__avenue
cadence1239063_cadence
catenae9311373_catenae
caving124822613_caving_
cavings134712543_cavings
cayenne1244603_cayenne
revenge1138573_revenge
savage10410173s_av_age
savine94220283s_avin_e
saving104724513s_aving_
savings114412953s_avings
scalage103110533sca_lage
scaleni936883scalen_i
scalenus1045543scalenus
scaling103519373scaling_
scaping123715693scaping_
scaring103421973scaring_
scavenging1742073scavenging
scene77220573sc__en_e
science1138783sc_ience
scrounge1143913scrounge
selvedge1342043selvedge
shaven124213303shaven__
shaving143414333shaving_
shavings15356333shavings
sirvente1145023sirvente
slaving113514833slaving_
staving113915703staving_
subvene1238493subven_e
unavenged1443663unavenged
venge95117993___venge

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162417.62319173.8
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691418.06222164.6
 
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