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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 “faqirs” 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
faqirs1845603(None) 
fairs85825441fa_irs
fakirs13468081fakirs
faqir17548641faqir_
faquirs1943861faquirs
airs46447422_a_irs
amirs75924922_amirs
facers115519442facers
facias113415802facias
facies113921592facies
faders105117462faders
fagins10513862fagins
fails85631482fa_ils
fair76332522fa_ir_
fairy115318282fa_iry
fakers134219532fakers
fakir125111492fakir_
faquir1834312faquir_
farers95924052farers
favors124211402favors
firs76637712f__irs
flairs95711912flairs
flirs85518932f_lirs
hairs86225172ha_irs
kafirs13306982kafirs
lairs55425872la_irs
mairs76228302ma_irs
nadirs7109002nadirs
pairs75325832pa_irs
sabirs85414632sabirs
tapirs84113172tapirs
vairs85019132va_irs
wairs86424062wa_irs

Search took 3 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 Limit82551332.55032372.9
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.93660862.1
 
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