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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 “devastating” 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.

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
devastating164470(None) 
devaluating1645052devaluating
devastatingly2171352devastatingly
devastation1546732devastation
devastations1645822devastations
devastative1853432devastative
deaerating12311563de_aerating
decapitating1854953decapitating
decussating1543193decussating
defalcating1844343defalcating
defatting1436103defa_t_ting
delectating1545993delectating
demarcating1745203demarcating
demasting1338453demas__ting
deratting1139513dera_t_ting
devastate1344953devastat__e
devastated1544123devastat_ed
devastates1444663devastat_es
devastator1453143devastat_or
devastators1552923devastators
devesting14249903deves__ting
deviating14311083dev__iating
divagating1644003diva_gating
estating92614993_e__stating
evacuating1645673_evacuating
evaluating1456013_evaluating
gestating11229983ge__stating
levitating1446653lev_itating
lovastatin1351923lovastatin_
lovastatins1451663lovastatins
overstating15410733overstating
reinstating1248113reinstating
restating102319413re__stating
revaluating1545893revaluating

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121633345.26623097.8
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691345.43532877.8
 
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