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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 “vanity” 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.

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
vanity1231194(None) 
sanity9316201sanity
amity10416092_amity
banty106624002ban_ty
canty105226802can_ty
cavity14310012cavity
dainty105311472dainty
inanity1039502inanity
janty156816962jan_ty
laity85318902la_ity
laxity1637272laxity
lenity9612712lenity
manito8518692manito
manitu8315822manitu
ovality1377592ovality
painty114714752painty
panty105929302pan_ty
parity114719872parity
rarity93615492rarity
unity84918492_unity
vacuity1545762vacuity
vainly1258502vainly
vanish121513232vanish
vanitory1445732vanitory
variety1337742variety
varsity1356672varsity
vastity1336202vastity
vasty116215922va_sty
vaulty12388442vaulty
vaunty12409062vaunty
verity123714852verity
vinify1536922vinify
zanily18310182zanily

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.56332208.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.93560882.8
 
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