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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 “starve” 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.

72 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
starve9461374(None) 
stare54440261star_e
starved114911571starved
starver104611991starver
starves104614551starves
stave85324991sta_ve
carve106227752_carve
parve109824852_parve
salve85022132s_alve
saree55044662s_aree
sarge65531132s_arge
save75741362s_a_ve
scarce104013632scarce
scare75334462scar_e
scarves124511622scarves
serve85425962s_erve
share86437082shar_e
shave114425892sha_ve
slave84224032sla_ve
snare54429982snar_e
soave84219052soa_ve
spare75135562spar_e
sparge94216052sparge
sparse84516342sparse
stable83921642stable
stacte82113912stacte
stade64825302sta_de
stage65330192sta_ge
stake95927532sta_ke
stale55637102sta_le
stance84316912stance
stane55933002sta_ne
staple84415822staple
star48037762star__
starch113013202starch
stared75429872stared
starer64027362starer
stares66038752stares
stark95425622star_k
starker114114692starker
starlet71620122starlet
starred85013452starred
starry94911672starry
stars55836572star_s
start55642312star_t
started84217322started
starter73817882starter
startle72511122startle
starts65423122starts
starvers11459642starvers
state56237332sta_te
stative102612932stative
statue66015322statue
staved103918052sta_ved
staves94525192sta_ves
steeve93710902steeve
stere55328542ster_e
store56333812stor_e
stove85220252st_ove
strafe95215982strafe
strake104017392strake
strive95020962strive
strove95014792strove
suave83519872sua_ve
sware85828212swar_e
swerve1256292swerve
tare45957622_tar_e
targe65227092_targe
tarre55825632_tarre
trave85223032_trave
varve115716852_varve
wharve15456202wharve

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 Filter178691825510.580308087.9
2DLD Change Limit82551722.84329036.6
3Display Results72720.0302400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691723.45351749.5
 
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