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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 “sylvas” 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.

33 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
sylvas1228817(None) 
selvas93812911selvas
silvas92912181silvas
sylva11268441sylva_
sylvae12236861sylvae
sylvan12257361sylvan
sylvans13235891sylvans
halvas124714172halvas
hylas114815902hyl_as
psyllas1244882psyllas
salivas10309602salivas
salpas85116922salpas
salsas65316132salsas
salves94221762salves
salvias10279932salvias
salvos94613382salvos
selva83014272selva_
selves94119612selves
shivas124512412shivas
silva82714022silva_
silvae92811092silvae
silvan92810152silvan
silvans10308332silvans
solves95018222solves
sulfas9311562sulfas
sylis84316022syl_is
sylphs1435542sylphs
sylvin12247302sylvin
sylvins13246242sylvins
syngas10368912syngas
ulvas84511502_ulvas
volvas12447992volvas
vulvas12388842vulvas

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551332.22037185.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.56369719.5
 
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