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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 “firmer” 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.

91 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
firmer11471244(None) 
farmer115017381farmer
filmer114112401filmer
firer811229251fir_er
firmed125411881firmed
firmers124711441firmers
former114221401former
affirmer1643082affirmer
aimer75926822ai_mer
airer54927892air_er
airier64619362airier
airmen82612352airmen
armer76924452_armer
birder94915492birder
birler85715082birler
dimer85625602di_mer
dimmer114112612dimmer
direr64927072dir_er
dormer94415902dormer
fairer95212062fair_er
farcer115016082farcer
farer86733142far_er
farmed125117662farmed
farmers124315262farmers
fibber134811932fibber
fiber104921132fi_ber
fiercer12356952fiercer
fierier103511192fierier
fifer115519972fi_fer
filer85433002fi_ler
filler94623622filler
filmed124610362filmed
filmers124211292filmers
filmier1237502filmier
filter94517632filter
finder104020232finder
finer85431562fi_ner
finger104920332finger
fire76245602fir_e_
fired94829742fir_ed
firemen1238772firemen
firers94922682fir_ers
fires85740752fir_es
firm96026462firm__
firman112211352firman
firmest1239272firmest
firmly1436662firmly
firms105217422firm_s
firrier103410132firrier
fisher124917142fisher
fitter94120032fitter
fiver116024942fi_ver
fixer154717832fi_xer
fizzer17369382fizzer
flamer114919122flamer
flirter10318672flirter
foamer114714312foamer
forcer114917342forcer
forger104820772forger
forker134717902forker
forme105225992forme_
formed125021172formed
formee113919942formee
formers128217952formers
formes114623712formes
framer114817442framer
freer86021242f_reer
frier85225842f_rier
frizer184011282frizer
fryer115913432f_ryer
fumer105918232f_umer
furler93616402furler
girder84312062girder
harmer114719562harmer
hirer85423122hir_er
limmer104314792limmer
mimer94825762mi_mer
mirier83918362mirier
mirker123712692mirker
ormer75218372_ormer
primer105118682primer
rimer75429242ri_mer
rimmer103516032rimmer
simmer104115352simmer
termer85717252termer
timer75626042ti_mer
trimer85717152trimer
warmer113816742warmer
wirer85124952wir_er
wirier94215552wirier
wormer114514912wormer

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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551913.19025878.1
3Display Results91910.0303033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691913.56050194.1
 
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