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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 “cavernous” 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.

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
cavernous144456(None) 
cavernously1953332cavernously
caverns124510252cavern__s
ravenous1146792rave_nous
acerous9513343_acer_ous
arenous7314183_are_nous
cabernets1345063cabernets
cadaverous1652443cadaver_ous
cancerous1367533cancer_ous
cankerous1566053canker_ous
canorous10310193canor_ous
carbonous1347063carbonous
carious93320283ca__rious
caseous9312513case__ous
casernes103810753casern_es
caserns94711223casern__s
caveators1497263caveators
cavern115312453cavern___
caverned1436163cavern_ed
caverning1536283caverning
cavers115026843caver___s
cavettos1344973cavetto_s
cernuous1055013c__ernuous
cerous85821203c__er_ous
cinereous1144993cinereous
covetous1347093cove_tous
feverous1446513fever_ous
governors1343883governors
savorous1146603savor_ous
tavernas11365043tavern_as
taverners1244273taverners
taverns10317803tavern__s
venous93713193__ve_nous

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641337.64019455.6
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.09222082.4
 
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