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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 “virelays” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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56 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
virelays144464(None) 
virelais1146411virelais
virelay1335941virelay_
airplays1344532airplays
fireclays1743352fireclays
relays94316752__relays
virelai1045592virela_i
wireways1745832wireways
airplay1245483airplay_
airways1336243air_ways
belays114313853__belays
bikeways2043653bikeways
delays104014053__delays
direly10311563direl_y_
displays1446293displays
fireclay1644183fireclay_
fireless112810593fireless
firepans1347153firepans
forebays1637263forebays
foreplays1745043foreplays
inlays9389873_i_nlays
ireless72312243_ireless
lifeways1743893lifeways
mislays12349243mi_slays
misplays1555543misplays
overlays14239693over_lays
overplays17287013overplays
parlays123910453par_lays
prepays1437483_prepays
relay84424673__relay_
repays113813973__repays
replays12399763__replays
resays93714153__resays
sideways1545233sideways
tideways1544563tideways
tireless82510263tireless
veejays2042313v_eejays
velars93913723v__elars
verglas1137813vergla_s
viceless1337983viceless
viceroys1644103viceroys
vilely1239443vilel_y_
villas96117263vi_lla_s
vinegars1245063vinegars
violas93713523vi_ola_s
virally1339653virally_
viremias1345873viremias
vireos94212453vire__os
vires84529683vire___s
virgas1048883vir_ga_s
virls85618603vir_l__s
vitellus1144143vitellus
vizslas1943143vizsla_s
wireless11249633wireless
wiretaps13144733wiretaps
wireway1646043wireway_

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162566.30023200.3
3Display Results56560.0301866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691566.75026472.7
 
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