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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 “valvate” 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.

34 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
valvate13371081(None) 
vallate103016561vallate
valuate102512731valuate
volvate13317991volvate
vulvate13388321vulvate
alate55340322_al_ate
clavate1238712clavate
evaluate11287792evaluate
falcate12311612falcate
galeate83916782galeate
gallate83417122gallate
malate84624552mal_ate
maleate94117542maleate
palate84226782pal_ate
paleate94120002paleate
palmate113215232palmate
palpate113213922palpate
salivate11310012salivate
salvage1138192salvage
savate9313782sa_vate
solvate102710212solvate
vacate11314552va_cate
valerate11311472valerate
validate1239002validate
valuated12239202valuated
valuates112811202valuates
valval12398862valva_l
valvar12388652valva_r
valve114515932valv__e
valvule1343662valvule
variate101316432variate
velate93720142vel_ate
vulgate11388432vulgate
vulvae12438032vulva_e

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 Limit107671342.90637051.3
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.29554231.0
 
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