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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 “devels” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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93 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
devels10431390(None) 
bevels113913981bevels
devel94217121devel_
devils104412811devils
kevels134410711kevels
levels94113281levels
revels94220571revels
bedels94015272bedels
betels84515062betels
bevel104517042bevel_
bezels173712282bezels
davens104612912davens
deals65435342de_als
deaves105319532deave_s
decals93717712decals
deckels14367362deckels
deeds75423762de_eds
deems85421772de_ems
deeps84921772de_eps
deers64930522de_ers
dees56356632de_e_s
deets65330242de_ets
defers105116942defers
defuels11296982defuels
deils65722862de_ils
dekes105224452deke_s
deles65139252dele_s
dells66630942de_lls
dels56745472d__els
delvers113411992delvers
delves104917082delve_s
demes86032692deme_s
denes65639722dene_s
deters74724682deters
devas96218882dev_as
devein1039142devein
deveins1138802deveins
develed123611932develed
develop13145032develop
develops14145322develops
devest104418702devest
devests114410472devests
devil94714732devil_
devons104512252devons
devs86424032dev__s
dexes135224512dexe_s
diesels8429142diesels
divers105024962divers
dives95832402dive_s
djebels1753292djebels
dovens104413902dovens
doves94728152dove_s
dowels104813342dowels
drivels11397922drivels
duels65619232d_uels
duvets1039222duvets
dynels10536812dynels
eels46536742_e_els
evens84817102_evens
eves76230462_eve_s
evils84114262_evils
feels85223042fe_els
fevers125414892fevers
gavels105911092gavels
heels85625532he_els
hovels125413332hovels
jebels15418912jebels
jewels16508612jewels
keels94622412ke_els
kevel124213102kevel_
kevils13358332kevils
levees93714522levees
level84116552level_
levers94621322levers
navels95712692navels
neves87021872neve_s
newels93710822newels
novels95512502novels
peels75226422pe_els
ravels94717072ravels
rebels84518132rebels
reels55333262re_els
refels94618052refels
repels84318762repels
reveals103812722reveals
revel84423162revel_
revers94529632revers
revets94022172revets
seels55632822se_els
sevens93813662sevens
severs94121122severs
teels55726372te_els
wedels103811032wedels

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551932.36034979.2
3Display Results93930.0165812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691932.73665311.0
 
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