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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 “ferrite” 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.

37 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
ferrite10331275(None) 
ferrate103014041ferrate
ferrites112312831ferrites
cerite84724872ce_rite
febrile1237152febrile
feirie939552feiri_e
felsite1039082felsite
feriae95618602fe_riae
ferine96422582fe_rine
ferity122813342fe_rity
ferlie92814052ferli_e
fermate122813002fermate
ferrates113013422ferrates
ferret93021172ferret_
ferreted1236332ferreted
ferreter1136542ferreter
ferrets103111392ferrets
ferrety13287012ferrety
ferriage1245462ferriage
ferric1139992ferri_c
ferried113411532ferried
ferries103521082ferries
ferritic1347072ferritic
ferritin1147382ferritin
ferrule1035862ferrule
fertile10311732fertile
forrit91916622forrit_
kernite1159472kernite
perlite9317322perlite
rewrite10311142rewrite
serrate73017542serrate
tergite8311002tergite
termite9313892termite
terrine72517572terrine
territ63421382territ_
territs72714502territs
verite94323442ve_rite

Search took 5 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 Limit107671373.61029825.8
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691374.01644494.8
 
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