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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 “selvedge” 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.

31 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
selvedge134204(None) 
selvedged1541541selvedged
selvedges1442081selvedges
selvage1136552selv_age
sledge85011292s_l_edge
belvedere1542233belvedere
delved114112753delved__
fledge11439303_fl_edge
helved134313703helved__
ledge76519473__l_edge
pledge10469483_pl_edge
repledge1243763repledge
revenge1138573re_venge
salvage1138193salv_age
salved103916423salved__
scavenge1442813scavenge
secede93311993se_ced_e
sedge75019953s___edge
selfed10310913selfed__
selvaged1334343selv_aged
selvages1236513selv_ages
selves94119613selve__s
served104616813served__
severe94016083se_ve_re
shelved14379933shelved__
sledged103610323s_l_edged
sledges94511563s_l_edges
sludge84811943s_l_udge
solfege1144223solfe_ge
solved105312933solved__
splodge1134103spl_odge

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162317.68619016.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.85822740.0
 
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