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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 “derries” 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.

100 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
derries8312462(None) 
berries94423551berries
dearies83526271dearies
decries103319811decries
derbies103016051derbies
derris73615271derri_s
derrises93012781derrises
durries83817351durries
ferries103521081ferries
herries104025081herries
jerries143817511jerries
kerries113317911kerries
perries93226601perries
serries73925351serries
terries73425631terries
aeries64737782ae_ries
berried103714052berried
carries94328012carries
cherries131812992cherries
corries94026802corries
curries93723162curries
dairies84217732dairies
darbies104216982darbies
darkies124015752darkies
dearie73319812dearie_
debrides1268722debrides
debrief1337622debrief
debriefs1433532debriefs
debris93311492debri_s
decrees102513122decrees
decried112612862decried
decrier102713562decrier
decriers11299732decriers
decuries11312222decuries
defies104624052de_fies
degrees92810722degrees
deifies113317452deifies
deities82621922deities
dellies83622212dellies
demies94825802de_mies
denies74729642de_nies
deprives1438392deprives
derails84216392derails
derates84028892derates
derides93420852derides
derives114017812derives
dermis94717162dermi_s
dermises112512022dermises
dernier83011942dernier
derrick1435802derrick
derricks1544432derricks
derriere936042derriere
derrieres1044812derrieres
descries11311922descries
desires81316132desires
dexies145018342de_xies
dhurries1255582dhurries
diaries83321952diaries
dirties83119382dirties
dories75232362d_ories
dowries114413982dowries
drearies92313412drearies
dries64733672d__ries
durrie73713262durrie_
eyries93816812_eyries
ferlies103216692ferlies
ferried113411532ferried
ferrites112312832ferrites
gurries83515952gurries
harries103525502harries
henries102718282henries
herried113514472herried
hurries103919652hurries
jerkies183411582jerkies
jerrids15277742jerrids
kerrias11289512kerrias
lorries74518352lorries
marries93825282marries
mercies113817562mercies
merrier92612302merrier
merriest10311482merriest
murries94118672murries
parries93925852parries
peeries93623022peeries
redries83721712redries
refries104419732refries
retries74129072retries
series64540972se_ries
serried82513972serried
sherries111812902sherries
skerries12168672skerries
tarries73324262tarries
terrier73414962terrier
terriers84210822terriers
terrines82117552terrines
territs72714502territs
veeries102916892veeries
wearies103020232wearies
wherries14179032wherries
worries104117132worries

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1076711003.39031761.4
3Display Results1001000.0333030.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911003.81346863.6
 
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