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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 “caves” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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463 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
caves10563970(None) 
aves76142601_aves
cades85440731cades
cafes106426921cafes
cages85936011cages
cakes116037671cakes
calves115119281calves
cames97047311cames
canes75350371canes
capes95441921capes
cares77369181cares
carves115128451carves
cases75048381cases
cates75951891cates
cave95941261cave_
caved116227561caved
caver105629061caver
cavers115026841cavers
cavies114525001cavies
claves115020061claves
coves105539171coves
craves115825391craves
eaves85231991eaves
faves115331421faves
haves116034871haves
laves86039151laves
naves87030381naves
oaves84925611oaves
paves104833921paves
raves85441971raves
saves85838631saves
waves115633921waves
aces67645092_aces
aches106132292aches
acmes96020652acmes
acnes75922622acnes
acres76327762acres
agaves104611512agaves
ages55844592_ages
ales47067102_ales
anes45255932_anes
apes66047432_apes
ares45871022_ares
ates45047922_ates
ave67748702_ave_
avens86419332_avens
aver75931882_aver
avers85127312_avers
avos77227012_avos
awes76037552_awes
axes117337852_axes
ayes76543512_ayes
babes95834112babes
bakes117035372bakes
bales76250082bales
banes74945582banes
bares75457132bares
bases75644352bases
bates75846342bates
braves115524082braves
caber95126832caber
cabers105023922cabers
cables104527552cables
cabs86739422ca_bs
cacas95627982cacas
caches137926912caches
cade76443912cade_
cadet85339342cadet
cadets96316512cadets
cadges104716712cadges
cadis84428502cadis
cadres94017932cadres
cads76144522ca_ds
cafe95230322cafe_
caffs135417372caffs
cage75339062cage_
caged95426362caged
cager85229222cager
cagers95624192cagers
cagey115917822cagey
caids85226422caids
cains75334302cains
cake105439962cake_
caked126128622caked
cakey145517272cakey
calces104420052calces
calesa8412472calesa
calfs104919382calfs
calks115421602calks
calls75634732calls
calms95222352calms
calos74431902calos
calve105919922calve_
calved125215452calved
calxes154113032calxes
camas96333522camas
came87648752came_
camel96822802camel
camels105217082camels
cameo95924992cameo
cameos105818002cameos
camos95927612camos
camps116330262camps
cams87047282ca_ms
cane66653122cane_
caned85838092caned
caner75334772caner
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canoes84725882canoes
cans65050852ca_ns
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canvas113813332canvas
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capos94826072capos
caps87147892ca_ps
carbs96031462carbs
cards85137932cards
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caress85720262caress
caret75360562caret
carets85330772carets
carex144822302carex
caries85147622caries
carks115534212carks
carles85435082carles
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762ca_rs
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carses85233652carses
cartes86239472cartes
carts78946292carts
carve106227752carve_
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carvel114817572carvel
carvels124914592carvels
carven114716662carven
carver114420152carver
carvers124817542carvers
casas75327842casas
case65848082case_
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cashes114729882cashes
casks115720062casks
castes85631862castes
casts77237792casts
casus76419252casus
cate66254602cate_
cater74840722cater
caters85336502caters
cats66356342ca_ts
caules85927252caules
cauls75727772cauls
cause75225352cause
causes88026472causes
caveat11417722caveat
caveats1239802caveats
cavern115312452cavern
caverns124510252caverns
cavie104621592cavie
cavil103816492cavil
cavils114014392cavils
cavy125920002cav_y
cawed116627062cawed
caws96036112ca_ws
cays95437672ca_ys
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cedes84927332cedes
cees65941592c_ees
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ceres75540012ceres
cetes75731102cetes
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chives144317592chives
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cires74932912cires
cites74435592cites
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clades94920462clades
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clavus11347352clavus
cleaves124111622cleaves
cloves114918822cloves
clues74623032clues
coaxes154715632coaxes
codes86247292codes
cokes115537192cokes
coles76055062coles
comes97246992comes
cones76457422cones
copes97747102copes
cores76361852cores
corves115122522corves
coses76949492coses
cotes76347842cotes
cove95837072cove_
coved115027372coved
coven106925042coven
covens114919262covens
cover105430772cover
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covets114819642covets
covey136121782covey
coveys145413502coveys
coxes145430862coxes
cozes166033242cozes
crakes124921812crakes
cranes84330752cranes
crapes104727692crapes
crases85532312crases
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cravens124010122cravens
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cravers124416562cravers
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cries75438402cries
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cures75645432cures
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cutes79438322cutes
cuvee10316142cuvee
cuvees1139372cuvees
cymes1210118922cymes
daces85030682daces
dales66439742dales
dames85435852dames
dares66146702dares
dates65639152dates
daven94916472daven
davens104612912davens
davies105020512davies
dazes155024142dazes
deaves105319532deaves
dives95832402dives
doves94728152doves
eases56041612eases
eave75733582eave_
eaved95924502eaved
elves85118742elves
eves76230462_eves
faces106439432faces
fades94932862fades
fakes126032482fakes
fames105735922fames
fanes84639892fanes
fares85852872fares
fates85139232fates
fauves125610422fauves
favas115618592favas
fave105532962fave_
favus114311732favus
faxes155726652faxes
fazes175527212fazes
fives116027362fives
gaes56348032ga_es
gages74529972gages
gales65442482gales
games86238552games
gapes86030822gapes
gases65633992gases
gates65939512gates
gave84634052gave_
gavel95815182gavel
gavels105911092gavels
gazes155425912gazes
gives95324872gives
graves104624002graves
gyves125711552gyves
hades96035112hades
haes77651022ha_es
hajes155420942hajes
hakes126034302hakes
hales85449842hales
halves124717092halves
hames106138702hames
hares86255542hares
hates86742572hates
have106137072have_
haven114718532haven
havens124514042havens
haver115124462haver
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hazes174928322hazes
heaves124120302heaves
hives116925512hives
jades135222112jades
jakes165023642jakes
janes124928122janes
japes146322822japes
javas155915422javas
jives154820812jives
kaes85734062ka_es
kales95730982kales
kames115024692kames
kanes95529372kanes
kavas125919952kavas
knaves13439522knaves
laces76141762laces
lades65141272lades
lakes95737652lakes
lames75445542lames
lanes54946792lanes
lares54852632lares
lases54944762lases
lavas85422222lavas
lave75642142lave_
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lavs76734152lav_s
laxes125430092laxes
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mates75251362mates
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maven104816892maven
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mavis105622722mavis
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mazes165632172mazes
moves106128422moves
nabes75427092nabes
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names74833362names
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nave75732312nave_
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navies95218622navies
neves87021872neves
oases55330982oases
octaves12316962octaves
paces96741112paces
pages85235072pages
pales75753802pales
panes76148692panes
pares77164482pares
pases75346502pases
pates76047892pates
pave96133892pave_
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pavis106422732pavis
paxes144928422paxes
races74943242races
rages64539442rages
rajes125022782rajes
rakes94440352rakes
rales54947492rales
rapes75740722rapes
rares55247442rares
rases55447212rases
rates55352012rates
rave75542092rave_
raved94931432raved
ravel84621512ravel
ravels94717072ravels
raven84723442raven
ravens93916882ravens
raver85631492raver
ravers94628182ravers
raxes124729392raxes
razes145032702razes
reaves94127572reaves
rives85336002rives
roves84834482roves
sabes76437462sabes
sades65239892sades
safes85226722safes
sages65339062sages
sakes95540752sakes
sales56055592sales
salves94221762salves
sanes55649072sanes
sates54949322sates
save75741362save_
saved95127112saved
saver84831252saver
savers93825922savers
saxes125229342saxes
scales84529312scales
scapes105122262scapes
scares85033002scares
scarves124511622scarves
shaves125224932shaves
slaves95023022slaves
soaves94218672soaves
staves94525192staves
tabes76033922tabes
taces76237802taces
tajes124920692tajes
takes94437792takes
tales55451372tales
tames75242012tames
tapes75838602tapes
tares57456562tares
tates55444982tates
tavs75630972tav_s
taxes124730822taxes
traves94222742traves
vales85434262vales
valves124113782valves
vanes85130972vanes
varves124414782varves
vases84626262vases
vavs105720432vav_s
wades95634142wades
waes76048602wa_es
wages95330932wages
waives123714182waives
wakes126633652wakes
wales86142832wales
wames106432802wames
wanes85040882wanes
wares88250582wares
wave105234732wave_
waved125223582waved
waver115025702waver
wavers125022472wavers
wavey145115542wavey
waveys15597012waveys
wavies125019842wavies
waxes155825502waxes
weaves123616372weaves
wives115328922wives
zaxes215113822zaxes

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538004631.62333148.5
3Display Results4634630.1433237.8
 (SQL Overall)1786914632.06286659.1
 
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