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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 “deviated” 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.

32 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
deviated1331104(None) 
deviate11312711deviate_
deviates12312731deviates
aviated11310262_aviated
dealated103213602dealated
debated113916082de_bated
debited113311622debi_ted
decimated1548952decimated
dedicated14310252dedicated
defeated132812162defeated
deflated133412302deflated
delated93722872de_lated
delisted10310562delisted
demitted12288772demitted
dentated10411702dentated
depicted1437742depicted
depilated1339652depilated
derated93623502de_rated
desisted1039782desisted
devested13239132devested
deviator1248312deviator
deviled124112182devi_led
devilled1336742devilled
devised123712562devi_sed
devoted124111092dev_oted
evicted1337242_evicted
evited104013142_evi_ted
levigated1445642levigated
levitated1346412levitated
mediated123011872mediated
obviated1444562obviated
seriated92717022seriated

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059323.59333693.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.99944683.9
 
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