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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 “wharves” 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.

28 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
wharves1645714(None) 
wharve15456211wharve_
wherves16548061wherves
carves115128452_carves
chares115631802char_es
charges134615982charges
dwarves1434462dwarves
halves124717092_halves
hares86255542_har_es
harvest132112752_harvest
haves116034872_ha_ves
scarves124511622scarves
shares95236412shar_es
shaves125224932sha_ves
starves104614552starves
thraves13469712thraves
varves124414782_varves
waives123714182w_aives
wares88250582w_ar_es
waves115633922w_a_ves
wearies103020232wearies
weaves123616372wea_ves
whales124716942wha_les
wharfed1734422wharfed
wharfs1546372whar_fs
wheres125917442wher_es
wherve15568122wherve_
whores125617102whor_es

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671282.89037256.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.27954495.6
 
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