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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 “devils” 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.

72 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
devils10441281(None) 
deils65722861de_ils
devels104313901devels
devil94714731devil_
evils84114261_evils
kevils13358331kevils
anvils9219712anvils
bedevils1444372bedevils
bevels113913982bevels
bevies114017302bevies
bezils1711310602bezils
cavils114014392cavils
ceils75019402ce_ils
davies105020512davies
davits104012362davits
deairs74013782deairs
deals65435342de_als
debits94214502debits
decals93717712decals
decile94619212decile
deciles104417722deciles
defies104624052defies
defile105216662defile
defiles114016842defiles
defis96717502defi_s
deil56231622de_il_
delis64928542deli_s
dells66630942de_lls
dels56745472de__ls
demies94825802demies
demits94918072demits
denials84114132denials
denies74729642denies
denims95214322denims
dentils84115582dentils
derails84216392derails
details84214042details
devas96218882dev_as
deveins1138802deveins
devel94217122devel_
device124512162device
devices133212582devices
deviled124112182deviled
devilish1546372devilish
devilry1433972devilry
devious1138522devious
devisals1245612devisals
devise104215752devise
devises114116762devises
devoirs1175782devoirs
devons104512252devons
devs86424032dev__s
dewily1338342dewily
dexies145018342dexies
drails74716952drails
ervils948772ervils
evil75318072_evil_
heils85222192he_ils
kevels134410712kevels
kevil12399862kevil_
levels94113282levels
levies93919862levies
levins94514652levins
levis85818552levi_s
perils84121852perils
reoils64516872reoils
revels94220572revels
revile94921612revile
reviles104421352reviles
veils84918802ve_ils
vexils1647172vexils
weevils1384682weevils

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 Filter178691825510.640279204.7
2DLD Change Limit82551722.64031269.3
3Display Results72720.0164500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691723.29654214.5
 
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