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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 “garveys” 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
garveys1412446(None) 
garvey13127871garvey_
jarveys20123411jarveys
barleys125011842barleys
barneys12569562barneys
carneys124310542carneys
carvels124914592carvels
carvers124817542carvers
carves115128452carve_s
darkeys15356532darkeys
galleys11369712galleys
gardens93312092gardens
gargets94614572gargets
garners83815982garners
garnets84115402garnets
garrets84413622garrets
garters84218232garters
gavels105911092ga_vels
gravels113611142gravels
gravers114515272gravers
graves104624002grave_s
greys96614852g_r_eys
gurneys11406462gurneys
jarvey19135402jarvey_
marvels123810092marvels
parleys125212372parleys
purveys15615902purveys
surveys13357572surveys
varves124414782varve_s
waveys15597012wa_veys

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671302.97036252.9
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691303.35653245.2
 
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