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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forfair” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
fair7633252(None) 
air38058391_air
fail74840241fail
fain75840561fain
fairs85825441fairs
fairy115318281fairy
fakir125111491fakir
faqir17548641faqir
far67762601fa_r
fiar76427331fiar
fir66744891f_ir
flair86114121flair
flir76422201flir
hair76330141hair
lair45934151lair
mair66133761mair
pair66031511pair
vair75624141vair
wair75830051wair

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit13983190.25055932.0
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691190.310576422.6