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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 “funfairs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

38 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
funfairs144213(None) 
funfair1342031funfair_
unfair936232_unfair_
unhairs1036372_unhairs
affairs1334163_affairs
fairs85825443___fairs
fanfare1336673fanfa_re
fanfares1436773fanfares
fanfics1535173fanf_ics
fantails1139693fantails
flairs95711913f__lairs
fountains1245283fountains
fulfils1345723fulf_ils
fulmars1246423fulma_rs
functors1335743functors
funders113813933fun_ders
funfests14253563funfests
fungals11276783funga_ls
fungoids1343993fungoids
funkers143712063fun_kers
funkias1435383fun_kias
funnies104113603fun_nies
fusains1038363fu_sains
gunfire1134743gunf_ire
gunfires1235063gunf_ires
lunars65012813lun_a_rs
suffaris1445083suffaris
unais53420773_un_ai_s
unbars82113033_unba_rs
unchairs1345503_unchairs
unfairer11184283_unfairer
unfairest1243563_unfairest
unfairly1443563_unfairly
unfaith1345783_unfaith
unfaiths1443213_unfaiths
unfits93910293_unf_its
unhair937333_unhair_
unnails738223_unnails

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162386.14023804.9
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.56227231.2
 
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