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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 “deviates” 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.

30 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
deviates1231273(None) 
deviate11312711deviate_
deviated13311041deviated
aviates10313062_aviates
dealates92716682dealates
debates103718532de_bates
deciares11510632deciares
decimates14410692decimates
dedicates13311692dedicates
deflates123013942deflates
delates83526282de_lates
delicates12314312delicates
depilates12310922depilates
derates84028892de_rates
derivates13310092derivates
deviances1566492deviances
deviants1236732deviants
deviator1248312deviator
deviators1358532deviators
devices133212582devi_ces
devisees12358282devisees
devises114116762devi_ses
devotes113713752dev_otes
evites94916472_evi_tes
levigates1346492levigates
levirates1247492levirates
levitates1247862levitates
mediates112814062mediates
obviates1345152obviates
seriates82620672seriates

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059303.72032542.7
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691304.12343340.0
 
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