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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forgalavanting” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

14 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
galavanting165234(None) 
galivanting1642521galivanting
gallanting1245342gal_lanting
gallivanting1751612gallivanting
caravaning1644433caravan_ing
caravanning1752373caravanning
galantine1047313gal__antine
galavant1246353galavant___
galavanted1552523galavant_ed
galavants1343943galavant__s
galvanising16123343gal_vanising
galvanizing2594343gal_vanizing
levanting1345523__levanting
salivating1447433saliva_ting

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633144.35627923.1
3Display Results14140.016875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691144.76537500.7