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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 “scavenging” 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.

29 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
scavenging174207(None) 
avenging1345862__avenging
cadencing1544963_cadencing
caveating1539293_caveating
caverning1536283_caverning
cravening1547553craven_ing
davening13258873_daven_ing
havening15258553_haven_ing
leavening1365973leaven_ing
ravening122611293_raven_ing
revenging1438083_revenging
savaging1356673s_av_aging
scanning113310773sca__nning
scanting113914763sca__nting
scavenge1442813scaveng__e
scavenged1642153scaveng_ed
scavenger1542193scaveng_er
scavengers1642083scavengers
scavenges1542903scaveng_es
scending122610583sc__ending
scenting113212813sc__enting
screening1247193screen_ing
scrounging1443353scrounging
shaveling1646843shave_ling
slanging103413433sla__nging
slavering1338723slave_ring
stanging104013653sta__nging
subvening1546033subven_ing
venging123710943___venging

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603295.87323940.6
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.29528386.2
 
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