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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 “wavellite” 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.

28 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
wavellite154394(None) 
wavellites1642961wavellites
covellite1445602covellite
satellite947052satellite
wavelike1836612wave_like
avellane1146263_avellane
bakelite1447253bake_lite
camellike1745063camellike
cavelike1738213cave_like
covelline1446533covelline
covellites1554713covellites
faveolate15104623faveolate
gavelling14286873gavelling
labellate11126923labellate
lamellate11116703lamellate
patellate1147483patellate
ravelling13269243ravelling
ravenlike16103863ravenlike
rubellite1143583rubellite
satellites1045423satellites
stellite839533_stellite
wallie93216803wa__lli_e
waterline1249653waterline
waveguide1751073waveguide
wavelet13310943wave_let_
wavelets1436153wave_lets
wellie92814913w__elli_e
wellsite1145133w__ellsite

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641287.23620541.9
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.66923300.4
 
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