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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 “nervier” 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.

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
nervier1029884(None) 
nerdier83110361nerdier
aerier64823162aer_ier
brevier1237762brevier
curvier123110662curvier
deriver114213912deriver
dernier83011942dernier
eerier64320022eer_ier
envier939672_envier
fernier103110822fernier
germier10309542germier
heavier13429422heavier
herbier1239592herbier
jerkier18407272jerkier
leavier10319992leavier
levier94013872le_vier
merrier92612302merrier
nearlier836802nearlier
needier84010622needier
nerve86617372nerv_e_
nerved104111692nerv_ed
nerves94216192nerv_es
nerviest11188832nerviest
nervily1336862nervily
nervine102510632nervine
nervines112310462nervines
nerving112910832nerving
nervure1034972nervure
nettier74211812nettier
never86218642ne_v_er
newsier10147232newsier
onerier7311612oner_ier
perkier133813122perkier
server94917712serv_er
servicer1335262servicer
terrier73414962terrier
verier94620962ver_ier
vernier102711272vernier

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671383.32632372.5
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.73247880.8
 
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