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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 “vesper” 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.

55 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
vesper113808(None) 
vespers1239031vespers
asper75520432_asper
beeper103714092beeper
deeper93613502deeper
esker94412982_esker
ester54727712_ester
fester94723512fester
gasper94515542gasper
heaper114119522heaper
helper114313092helper
hepper133412662hepper
jasper154610382jasper
jester134319152jester
keeper123811922keeper
leaper88118942leaper
leper74820742le_per
lesser63514852lesser
lisper84114432lisper
nester64124182nester
peeper103614802peeper
pepper93512942pepper
pester84827592pester
rasper83917332rasper
reaper84223142reaper
rester63832432rester
temper103914092temper
tester64227152tester
vamper134212652vamper
vaster94521022vaster
vealer94016542vealer
veepee11311482veepee
veer76229572ve__er
veiler93814352veiler
veiner94514752veiner
vender103418422vender
veneer94511692veneer
venter94218722venter
verger104315702verger
verier94620962verier
verser94516962verser
vesperal1344882vesperal
vespid1246082vespid
vessel937952vessel
vested104217352vested
vestee94319152vestee
vetoer93410062vetoer
vetter93417642vetter
vexer155513522ve_xer
viper105017302v_iper
weeper114313302weeper
wester94222892wester
yelper11458782yelper
yester93417982yester
zester153617792zester

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551553.23625510.2
3Display Results55550.0134230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691553.62249334.9
 
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