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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 “nouvelles” 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.

26 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
nouvelles124445(None) 
nouvelle1143911nouvelle_
novellas1176342no_vellas
novelle1058232no_velle_
boulles93114123bou__lles
cordelles1248233cordelles
duxelles1643963_duxelles
foveoles1496643fo_veoles
houselled1346203houselled
hovelled15146843ho_velled
lovelies1139893lo_velies
morelles10710493mo_relles
nacelles1048393n_acelles
nonselves1246503nonselves
novelise1137953no_velise
novelises1247373no_velises
novelizes2146223no_velizes
novella1076213no_vell_a
novelly1346513no_vell_y
novels95512503no_ve_l_s
novelties1245993no_velties
nucellus1054003n_ucellus
prunelles1145073prunelles
rondelles1046623rondelles
roselles8310713ro_selles
rouilles837183rou_illes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641266.89021573.4
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.31324434.7
 
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