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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 “selvedged” 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.

25 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
selvedged154154(None) 
selvedge1342041selvedge_
selvedges1442081selvedges
selvaged1334342selv_aged
sledged103610332s_l_edged
fledged13417863_fl_edged
pledged12358633_pl_edged
repledged1443633repledged
revenged1337553re_venged
salvaged1335363salv_aged
scavenged1642153scavenged
seceded11319203se_ced_ed
seedbed11246613se__edbed
seeded84520463se__ed_ed
selected1159783sel_ected
selvage1136553selv_age_
selvages1236513selv_ages
severed113513863se_ve_red
silvered12237563silve_red
sledded10378873s_l_edded
sledge85011303s_l_edge_
sledges94511573s_l_edges
sludged103610343s_l_udged
splodged1333273spl_odged
velveted1533833velve_ted

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641256.64322375.6
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691257.09225196.1
 
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