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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 “ferrz” 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.

36 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
ferry116020801ferry
berry104521772berry
derry94721372derry
err35626532_err_
errs45622532_errs
fear75337792fear_
fears84829392fears
fer66646122fe_r_
feral85424652feral
fere76342232fe_re
feres86038182feres
feria85922712feria
ferly115517352ferly
fermi103914162fermi
fern76129322fe_rn
ferns85220082ferns
ferny115816182ferny
ferrel92810202ferrel
ferret93021172ferret
ferric1139992ferric
ferrum1147452ferrum
fez156236822fe__z
firry115713532firry
frere85617722frere
friz166324342f_riz
furry116719282furry
herry114922472herry
hertz174919042hertz
jerry155016182jerry
kerry124916092kerry
merry104721482merry
nertz145117452nertz
perry105222712perry
serry84824122serry
terra54419662terra
terry84721872terry

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800361.56034487.2
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691361.669107064.7
 
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