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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 “qwert” 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
qwerty2133581qwerty
wert79749821_wert
alert54740652alert
avert86029492avert
chert105232102chert
dwelt94316522dwelt
evert84929512evert
ewer77523982ewer_
ewers86018822ewers
exert124624142exert
inert53234372inert
overt85630722overt
pert66759322_pert
quart144027852quart
quern143610402quern
query174212082query
quest144121322quest
quirt144624232quirt
qwertys224972qwertys
swart86234642swart
sweat85628402sweat
sweet85330522sweet
swept105720602swept
tweet84823982tweet
twerp10398412twerp
vert77249372_vert
wart77866082_wart
weet75254152_weet
weft105435012_weft
welt75547862_welt
went76051872_went
wept95635052_wept
were76238332_were
west75748082_west
wet65966622_we_t
wort76654752_wort

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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit53800361.58034050.6
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691361.90693751.8
 
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