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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 “nerdier” 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.

42 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
nerdier8311035(None) 
needier84010621needier
nervier10298831nervier
aerier64823152aer_ier
beadier103513912beadier
bendier103111412bendier
curdier103312622curdier
deedier93011592deedier
derider93214972derider
dernier83011942dernier
eerier64320022eer_ier
fernier103110822fernier
germier10309542germier
hardier114721542hardier
headier113212952headier
herbier1239592herbier
herder104516462herd_er
jerkier18407272jerkier
lardier83518342lardier
leadier83212722leadier
merrier92612302merrier
nearlier836792nearlier
neddies92710702neddies
needer73614952need_er
needler8388892needler
nerdiest92511162nerdiest
nerdish1137102nerdish
nettier74211812nettier
newsier10147222newsier
onerier7311612oner_ier
perdie94718512perdie_
perkier133813122perkier
readier83117422readier
reedier83815302reedier
seedier83513632seedier
tardier859719992tardier
terrier73414962terrier
verditer1236222verditer
verier94620962ver_ier
vernier102711272vernier
weedier113810622weedier
wordier112511212wordier

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 Filter1786911076710.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit107671423.47031029.1
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.62649280.5
 
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