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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 “caravaning” 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
caravaning164443(None) 
caravanning1752371caravanning
cravening1547552c_ravening
calamining1545933calamining
canvasing1546433ca_nvasing
caracoling1545633caracoling
caravan1239233carava__n_
caravaned1544993caravan_ed
caravaner1444743caravan_er
caravaners1544143caravaners
caravanned1652683caravanned
caravanner1552643caravanner
caravans1338623carava__ns
careening12310013car_eening
caretaking1765333caretaking
cartoning12311113car_toning
cartooning1345883cartooning
carving133916773car_v__ing
craaling112711353c_ra_aling
craning103620303c_r__aning
craving134015733c_rav__ing
crayoning1535243c_rayoning
galavanting1652343galavanting
paragoning1445953paragoning
ravaging1346323__ravaging
ravening122611293__ravening
ravining12269693__ravining
stravaging1543723stravaging

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603285.93623686.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.37528030.0
 
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