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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 “derbies” 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.

59 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
derbies10301605(None) 
darbies104216981darbies
derries83124621derries
aeries64737782aer_ies
barbies114519592barbies
berries94423552berries
corbies113520122corbies
darkies124015752darkies
dearies83526272dearies
debits94214502de_bits
debrides1268722debrides
debrief1337622debrief
debriefs1433532debriefs
debris93311492debri_s
debyes1238102de_byes
decries103319802decries
defies104624052de_fies
deifies113317452deifies
deities82621922deities
dellies83622212dellies
demies94825802de_mies
denies74729642de_nies
deorbits1144612deorbits
derails84216392derails
derates84028892derates
derides93420852derides
derives114017812derives
dermis94717162dermi_s
dermises112512022dermises
dernier83011942dernier
derris73615272derri_s
derrises93012782derrises
dexies145018342de_xies
dirties83119382dirties
dobbies124113062dobbies
dobies94422092d_obies
doobies103915672doobies
dories75232362dor_ies
dries64733672d_r_ies
durries83817352durries
ferlies103216692ferlies
ferries103521082ferries
gerbils1037302gerbils
herbier1239592herbier
herbiest1339992herbiest
herries104025072herries
jerkies183411582jerkies
jerries143817512jerries
kebbies1537252kebbies
kerries113317912kerries
mercies113817562mercies
newbies12147422newbies
perries93226602perries
series64540972ser_ies
serries73925352serries
terbias9310742terbias
terries73425632terries
verbids13259202verbids
verbiles1338922verbiles

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 Limit107671592.98336094.9
3Display Results59590.0331787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691593.40652463.6
 
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