# \#levenshtein **URL:** https://community.cdata.com/tag/levenshtein/718.md [Latest](https://community.cdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [Fuzzy String Matching in SQL: Using Levenshtein Similarity in CData Virtuality](https://community.cdata.com/t/fuzzy-string-matching-in-sql-using-levenshtein-similarity-in-cdata-virtuality/1132)
**Author:** [@Marijan](https://community.cdata.com/u/Marijan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/fuzzy-string-matching-in-sql-using-levenshtein-similarity-in-cdata-virtuality/1132 "2025-07-18T09:49:25Z")
Use case Compare strings that look similar but aren’t exactly the same — such as customer names, addresses, or product titles — in SQL queries. We are happy to announce that the development of built in functions to calc…