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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 “kevil” 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.

39 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
kevil1239986(None) 
devil94714731devil
evil75318071_evil
kevel124213091kevel
kevils13358331kevils
anvil82712602anvil
bevel104517042bevel
bezil163812882bezil
cavil103816492cavil
ceil65725062ce_il
civil103411932civil
deil56231622de_il
devel94217122devel
devils104412812devils
ervil8310302ervil
evils84114262_evils
heil76328932he_il
kail85131492k_ail
keel85729462ke_el
kefir12457912kefir
keir86217872ke_ir
kelim11912552kelim
kelvin13117322kelvin
kepi105315632kepi_
kepis115313362kepis
ketol95414002ketol
kevels134410712kevels
kvell12436692kvell
level84116552level
levin84816412levin
levis85818552levis
nevi75116422nevi_
peril75425952peril
reoil55321182reoil
revel84423162revel
revile94921612revile
veil75523592ve_il
vexil1538962vexil
weevil1295432weevil

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit53800391.56334421.0
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691391.656107905.2
 
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