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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 “sprayers” 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.

33 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
sprayers1336705(None) 
prayers124212851_prayers
sprayer12369041sprayer_
strayers113510141strayers
arrayers11125852arrayers
brayers124511902_brayers
forayers14277272forayers
payers114621822_p_ayers
players124313762_players
praters94921652_praters
prayer114815292_prayer_
preyers124412362_preyers
pryers115012242_pr_yers
sayers94221592s__ayers
scrapers125510532scrapers
slayers104513322s_layers
spacers113813872sp_acers
spaders104214472sp_aders
sparers94519612sp_arers
spargers11389732spargers
sparkers144111312sparkers
speakers14299452speakers
spearers103711142spearers
sprawlers1433902sprawlers
sprayed13398902spraye_d
sprays115913642spray__s
spreaders1236502spreaders
spryer11418532spr_yer_
stayers103813632s_tayers
strafers11379912strafers
strayer104312502strayer_
stroyers11388932stroyers
swayers13398852s_wayers

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.50334558.7
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691333.89345900.6
 
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