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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 “squirrels” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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
squirrels1833342(None) 
squirrel17414531squirrel_
squirrely21283331squirrely
quarrels1735092_quarrels
squireens1842732squireens
squires163812842squi_re_s
squirmers2053112squirmers
squirreled2051512squirreled
squirrelly22261902squirrelly
squirters1835082squirters
esquires17266213esqui_re_s
quarrel1636113_quarrel_
quires154015753_qui_re_s
saurels749303sau__rels
sirrees73410573s__irrees
skirrets12244013s_kirrets
sorrels7310723s__orrels
spurrers10338463spu_rrers
spurreys13364603spu_rreys
squarely2045353squ_arely
squarers17338033squ_arers
squares163714463squ_are_s
squiggles2052993squiggles
squilgees1942833squilgees
squills1666313squi__lls
squinters1835523squinters
squire155912463squi_re__
squired173710063squi_re_d
squireen1744393squi_reen
squirmed2034173squirme_d
squirmer1934373squirme_r
squirms18376343squi_r_ms
squirreling21141743squirreling
squirrelled2151143squirrelled
squirted1845793squirte_d
squirter1746523squirte_r
squirts16348013squi_r_ts
squishes20198393squishe_s
stirrers8266943s_tirrers
surreys10489443s_u_rreys

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641407.30020361.8
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691407.73323107.6
 
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