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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 “wolves” 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.

73 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
wolves12451085(None) 
solves95018221solves
wolver12419711wolver
wolvers13349311wolvers
boles75448602bol_es
calves115119282calves
cloves114918822cloves
coles76055062col_es
colies84837052colies
corves115122522corves
coves105539172co_ves
delves104917082delves
doles67843752dol_es
doves94728152do_ves
elves85118742_elves
evolves13286742evolves
folles93820472folles
gloves104115182gloves
halves124717092halves
helves124316062helves
holes84748652hol_es
holies94630032holies
hooves124815492hooves
joles125230832jol_es
loaves94813852loaves
loves85332012lo_ves
moles74747922mol_es
molies84429512molies
moves106128422mo_ves
oaves84925612_oaves
oles46453472_ol_es
olives94313952_olives
pelves114514662pelves
poles75351002pol_es
polies84034582polies
pooves113914712pooves
roles56747982rol_es
roves84834482ro_ves
salves94221762salves
selves94119612selves
soaves94218672soaves
soles55547922sol_es
solve85618942solve_
solved105312932solved
solver94016702solver
solvers104414252solvers
toles55147132tol_es
twelves1334302twelves
valves124113782valves
voles86234042vol_es
voltes94915582voltes
volvas12447992volvas
waives123714182waives
wales86142832wal_es
walies95324522walies
waves115633922w_aves
weaves123616372weaves
wholes124616772whol_es
wiles85437872wil_es
wives115328922w_ives
wodges117413682wodges
woes76440662wo__es
wolds95420182wol_ds
wolfed13428012wolfed
wolfer12429982wolfer
wolfers13409632wolfers
wolfs116214162wol_fs
woolies104117362woolies
worses95522952worses
wove105624312wo_ve_
woven115215172wo_ven
wovens12449832wo_vens
wyles114615322wyl_es

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551732.53032628.9
3Display Results73730.0164562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691732.88961852.2
 
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