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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 “rears” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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317 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
rears5473965(None) 
bears75739041bears
dears65736881dears
drears74614251drears
ears46356591_ears
fears84829391fears
gears64628691gears
hears86737371hears
lears55938731lears
nears55529421nears
pears75138611pears
reads64835271reads
reals55038651reals
reams75729621reams
reaps75626191reaps
rear45644551rear_
rearm75923571rearm
rearms85114651rearms
rebars84019831rebars
roars55622241roars
sears54744911sears
tears55436461tears
wears86030301wears
years84527671years
afars85716512afars
agars66120642agars
anears63717182anears
areas55935772area_s
arrears738842arrears
ars37670932__ars
bars66564092_bars
beads85429502beads
beaks115326622beaks
beams95328172beams
beans75734692beans
bear66844642bear_
beard86024962beard
beards94116672beards
beats76042242beats
beaus75127112beaus
beers75628392beers
blears85116452blears
boars75229602boars
breads95419202breads
breaks124816422breaks
breams104815042breams
briars84814822briars
cars67364762_cars
cedars93312832cedars
chars105936642chars
clears84116562clears
creaks124315962creaks
creams104715252creams
czars164812912czars
deads75726912deads
deairs74013782deairs
deals65435342deals
deans66131392deans
dear55343602dear_
deary95826842deary
debars94218042debars
deers64930522deers
denars74621432denars
dewars105117072dewars
dreads84115022dreads
dreams94513982dreams
drear65016902drear_
dreary104611672dreary
ear36867882_ear_
earl45838142_earl
earls56127512_earls
earn46737552_earn
earns55927562_earns
eats47054872_eats
eras45441502era_s
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_e_rs
fear75337792fear_
feats86432752feats
feuars938652feuars
fiars86720832fiars
freaks134713062freaks
freers94717302freers
friars93812092friars
gars55750742_gars
gear55934972gear_
gnars66718852gnars
greats76318392greats
guars65021052guars
haars85620472haars
heads95127112heads
heals85733452heals
heaps105223222heaps
hear76143882hear_
heard95222752heard
hearse94114272hearse
heart85440742heart
hearts96218942hearts
heats85838402heats
heirs85618562heirs
hers75844872he_rs
hoars85925552hoars
izars145112932izars
jars117338352_jars
jeans126022112jeans
jeers124818132jeers
kbars114612602kbars
keas86337092kea_s
kebars124112492kebars
keirs95313672keirs
knars94416112knars
kyars124813962kyars
lars46956572_lars
leads66028492leads
leafs85721182leafs
leaks95923912leaks
leans55536252leans
leaps75522932leaps
lear47045952lear_
learn55322662learn
learns65513742learns
leary85927382leary
leas45954182lea_s
leers54828982leers
lehrs86111132lehrs
liars54723162liars
maars74621632maars
mars66261872_mars
meads85425322meads
meals75933372meals
means75831232means
meats75034052meats
neaps75618322neaps
near45236502near_
neats55931902neats
oars46846032_oars
oreads73915772oreads
pars67560792_pars
peags86122842peags
peaks114825622peaks
peals75235492peals
peans75437642peans
pear69745232pear_
pearl75324462pearl
pearls84715392pearls
peart76440752peart
peas65755062pea_s
peats76140192peats
peers75130272peers
prearm104512352prearm
prearms11369172prearms
radars71314672radars
rads56046602r_ads
rags55448372r_ags
rais45252622r_ais
rams65950772r_ams
raps66247732r_aps
rare45348432r_are
rares55247442r_ares
ras37575392r_a_s
rats46260372r_ats
raws75238212r_aws
rays77642352r_ays
reach105123882reach
react74634332react
reacts83616602reacts
read55942532rea_d
readd74617132readd
readds84111642readds
readers83823772readers
ready94821502ready
real45750292rea_l
reales64934122reales
realm75621622realm
realms84913492realms
ream65841612rea_m
reamers94221082reamers
reap65934742rea_p
reapers93520452reapers
reared75930012reared
rearer64928912rearer
rearers74323562rearers
reata54225392reata
reatas64021012reatas
reave84528022reave
reavers108320742reavers
reaves94127572reaves
rebar75420192rebar_
rebs65733562re_bs
rebus75721112rebus
recaps103615732recaps
recks115625132recks
recs65734182re_cs
recurs83315802recurs
redans75421022redans
redds74617832redds
redears82814452redears
redes65139132redes
redos65126762redos
redry94314362redry
reds56042862re_ds
reearn6612142reearn
reearns749102reearns
reeds65430902reeds
reefs85121662reefs
reeks94124032reeks
reels55333262reels
rees45364192re_es
refers93921082refers
refry114412462refry
refs75732242re_fs
regard85215772regard
regards94112562regards
regears83012462regears
reges65628792reges
regs55436572re_gs
rehabs1139022rehabs
rehears103312772rehears
reifs84819092reifs
reins56234562reins
reis45343232re_is
relays94316752relays
remans84823002remans
remaps105012872remaps
remark123512372remark
remarks13329982remarks
rems66237722re_ms
rends65129952rends
rents55935182rents
repairs9319972repairs
repark123511712repark
reparks13249512reparks
repass84114702repass
repays113813972repays
repos74725792repos
repps95114342repps
repro75315912repro
repros84216002repros
reps65937952re_ps
reran57329102reran
res35565042re__s
resaws93713512resaws
resays93714152resays
rests54935872rests
retags73414302retags
retard75018932retard
retards85015002retards
retears72814922retears
retro55020952retro
retros63820192retros
retry84718082retry
rets45352562re_ts
revers94529632revers
revs75027052re_vs
reward106017642reward
rewards114813992rewards
rewarm115913492rewarm
rewarms12439602rewarms
rewears102911042rewears
rexes124526952rexes
rheas84816952rhea_s
rials55026672rials
rias45540592ria_s
roads66523622roads
roams74919612roams
roans54926442roans
roar46328572roar_
ruers515019412ruers
ryas77224612rya_s
scars75433532scars
seals54839692seals
seams75731662seams
sear47353842sear_
seas45755272sea_s
seats54844342seats
seers55136382seers
sers45746652se_rs
sewars94018632sewars
shears93820902shears
smears84714432smears
soars54732512soars
spars75431542spars
spears84019472spears
stars55836572stars
swears94114072swears
tars46763952_tars
teaks94222902teaks
teals56234132teals
teams75726512teams
tear45242882tear_
teary85124052teary
teas45851492tea_s
teats55636812teats
treads74817922treads
treats64821692treats
tsars56717112tsars
tzars144914272tzars
uprears9107492uprears
ureas55826012urea_s
vars75742072_vars
veals84926192veals
veers84521362veers
velars93913722velars
wars78659802_wars
weals85428742weals
weans85326742weans
wear75836722wear_
weary115620612weary
weirs84316492weirs
wreaks134711112wreaks
yeahs115214552yeahs
yeans86624882yeans
year76534252year_
yearn86316432yearn
yearns9509542yearns
yeas78638422yea_s
zeals145320852zeals

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit538003171.84329191.5
3Display Results3173170.0803962.5
 (SQL Overall)1786913172.37675206.6
 
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