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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 “spirits” 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.

40 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
spirits9411262(None) 
spirit83519921spirit_
spirts85317131spir_ts
sprits85122531sp_rits
aspirins1037732aspirins
dispirits1246152dispirits
esprits938392esp_rits
inspirits1144252inspirits
pipits104713062_pipits
shirts94918342shir_ts
skirts104111502skir_ts
spaits85017472sp_aits
sparids103512122sparids
spigots1037792spigots
spinets94714812spinets
spirals93212512spirals
spirants1088282spirants
spireas94412512spireas
spirems11499562spirems
spires84628112spir_es
spirier93214072spirier
spiriest102513462spiriest
spiring103918182spiring
spirited1148972spirited
spiritism1345552spiritism
spiritist1148092spiritist
spiritoso1142292spiritoso
spiritous1155022spiritous
spirt75032952spir_t_
spits74429552sp__its
splits85416412sp_lits
sports84619182spor_ts
sprats85819932sp_rats
sprigs94814772sp_rigs
sprints94113772sprints
sprit76736402sp_rit_
sprite84421772sp_rite
sprites94220332sp_rites
spritz174714422sp_ritz
spurts84814972spur_ts

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 Limit107671403.48330913.3
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691403.88945947.8
 
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