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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 “ferns” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

204 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
ferns8522008(None) 
erns45428231_erns
fens76139761fe_ns
feres86038181feres
fern76129321fern_
ferny115816181ferny
firns86018541firns
herns84825581herns
kerns94719561kerns
terns55226871terns
aeons57624652aeons
airns55521032airns
barns76335142barns
beans75734692beans
bens65945702be_ns
bergs84718042bergs
berks115423122berks
berms95323662berms
brens75823362brens
burns74926782burns
carns75937562carns
ceres75540012ceres
ceros74726072ceros
corns76034762corns
curns74924282curns
darns66927892darns
deans66131392deans
dens55945072de_ns
derms85022892derms
durns64819872durns
earns55927562earns
ens37245922_e_ns
eons46638712_eons
eras45441502_eras
ergs55523812_ergs
ern35738362_ern_
erne46727432_erne
ernes55224812_ernes
eros45238452_eros
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_er_s
fans76247372f_ans
fards96629842fards
fares85852872fares
farls85731112farls
farms106324952farms
faros85532022faros
farts88336842farts
fauns84516752fauns
fawns115914262fawns
fears84829392fears
feats86432752feats
feces105625362feces
fecks145417852fecks
feds85234322fe_ds
feebs106112682feebs
feeds94921142feeds
feels85223042feels
fees76450602fe_es
fehs106522382fe_hs
feigns10407752feigns
feint84732252feint
feints94813872feints
fells85327382fells
felons93615762felons
felts85324542felts
femes105626222femes
fems96428702fe_ms
fen66851352fe_n_
fend84832972fe_nd
fends96324972fends
fenny115115132fenny
feods99516852feods
fer66646122fer__
feral85424652feral
ferals94216642ferals
fere76342232fer_e
feria85922712feria
ferias95020392ferias
ferine96422582ferine
ferly115517352ferly
fermi103914162fermi
fermis114313502fermis
ferry116020802ferry
fes66551672fe__s
fess76529162fe_ss
fests85828042fests
fetas85624402fetas
fetes85630142fetes
fets75345942fe_ts
fetus85816542fetus
feuds95914882feuds
feus75830752fe_us
fezes175220022fezes
fins75849102f_ins
fires85740752fires
firms105217422firms
firn76927512firn_
firs76637722fir_s
flans85327972flans
foehns12204972foehns
fohns117310782fohns
foins85523382foins
fons76943892f_ons
forbs105720802forbs
fords95328182fords
fores85847102fores
forks125324682forks
forms105327052forms
forts86034452forts
frees86131392frees
frena85915272frena
freres94716172freres
frets85523402frets
frons86124042frons
funs75235732f_uns
furans94515952furans
furls85322052furls
furs76735042fur_s
gens55740072ge_ns
germs85118872germs
girns64516802girns
hens75642572he_ns
herbs105520502herbs
herds96424682herds
heres86245902heres
herls85226432herls
herms105626432herms
hern76134892hern_
herons94820542herons
heros84930862heros
hers75844872her_s
horns86125332horns
jeans126022112jeans
jerks166514892jerks
karns96624142karns
keens95721182keens
kens85435242ke_ns
kerbs115013672kerbs
kerfs125413572kerfs
kern85326222kern_
kerne94718222kerne
kernes104717532kernes
kirns95315462kirns
leans55536252leans
learns65513742learns
lens46146492le_ns
means75831232means
mercs96020452mercs
meres75143572meres
merks114722402merks
merls77423902merls
morns75527442morns
neons55818682neons
nerds65719252nerds
nerts55924982nerts
peans75437642peans
peens76428192peens
peins76128062peins
pens65649642pe_ns
peons75327182peons
peres76246642peres
peris75537072peris
perks115325802perks
perms95524512perms
perps95521482perps
pervs105117372pervs
pirns76020092pirns
porns75527342porns
querns15307942querns
reins56234562reins
reruns66413742reruns
seres55448892seres
serfs84922012serfs
serins64029672serins
sers45746652ser_s
sorns55028422sorns
sterns64616762sterns
tarns56433952tarns
teens56227482teens
tens45647412te_ns
terms75523472terms
tern46134802tern_
terne56426152terne
ternes65422902ternes
turns55623242turns
urns46323902_urns
veins84620492veins
verbs104614392verbs
verts85724732verts
warns87231002warns
weans85326742weans
weens85224052weens
wens76337932we_ns
wrens85016242wrens
xerus12313332xerus
yarns85621792yarns
yeans86624882yeans
yearns9509542yearns
yens75832262ye_ns
yerks125416562yerks
zeins144715392zeins
zerks185113822zerks
zeros144918112zeros

Search took 7 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 Filter178691538001.156154577.0
2DLD Change Limit538002044.90610966.2
3Display Results2042040.1101854.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912046.17228951.9
 
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