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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 “valvar” 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.

34 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
valvar1238865(None) 
valval12398861valval
vulvar12427961vulvar
alar46340072_al_ar
altar55520642_altar
calcar10312752calcar
calvary1537182calvary
halva115414432halva_
halvah15499832halvah
halvas124714172halvas
malar76424442mal_ar
navar83912732na_var
palmar104113462palmar
salver94617752salver
salvor94711092salvor
talar56225382tal_ar
valkyr1632402valkyr
valor83614892val_or
valour93010372valour
valuer93911442valuer
valvate133710812valvate
valve114515932valv_e
valved136711042valved
valves124113782valves
valvular1443462valvular
velar85817632vel_ar
volar86917412vol_ar
volva11399002volva_
volvas12447992volvas
vulgar10426822vulgar
vulva11448802vulva_
vulvae12438032vulvae
vulval12417662vulval
vulvas12388842vulvas

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit82551345.01616457.5
3Display Results34340.0301133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691345.65631593.2
 
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