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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 “sperms” 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.

72 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
sperms10251260(None) 
perms95524511_perms
sperm93216021sperm_
apers76629132aper_s
aspers86220312asper_s
berms95323662_berms
deperms1236602deperms
derms85022892_derms
germs85118872_germs
herms105626432_herms
oosperms1243792oosperms
operas8312452operas
peres76246642_peres
peris75537072_peris
perks115325802_perks
perm85834632_perm_
perps95521482_perps
pervs105117372_pervs
seams75731662s_eams
seems75525022s_eems
seers55136382seer_s
seres55448892s_eres
serfs84922012s_erfs
sers45746652s_er_s
serums83916302s_erums
sherds105614722sherds
skelms12368022skelms
smarms105712532smarms
smerks12449712smerks
spams94922192sp_ams
spares84834552spares
sparks124616362sparks
spars75431542spar_s
spasms10418972spasms
speaks125114582speaks
speans85417142speans
spears84019472spears
specks144312702specks
specs96916672spe_cs
speeds94316052speeds
speels85116392speels
speers85019952speers
speils84116222speils
speirs85013232speirs
speiss84311642speiss
spells84617682spells
spelts84614642spelts
spends94714472spends
spermic1338522spermic
spermous1247932spermous
spews105015922spe_ws
spheres123114352spheres
spiers84421742spier_s
spirems11499562spirems
spires84628112spires
spirts85317132spirts
spores84726612spores
sports84619182sports
sprees85620642sprees
spurns84811382spurns
spurs74621522spur_s
spurts84814972spurts
steams84916902steams
stems75219952ste_ms
steres63929532steres
sterns64616762sterns
storms85814632storms
suers55128482suer_s
supers84622402super_s
swarms116112172swarms
terms75523472_terms
therms115914872therms

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 Filter178691825510.720248181.9
2DLD Change Limit82551725.28015634.7
3Display Results72720.0461565.2
 (SQL Overall)178691726.04629555.2
 
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