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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 “ferrel” 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.

35 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
ferrel9281020(None) 
ferrels10248621ferrels
ferret93021171ferret
barrel84517872barrel
carrel84718632carrel
erred65915672_erred
fardel104712592fardel
farfel124310432farfel
feared106320432feared
fearer94820182fearer
feel75233842fe__el
fennel9429472fennel
feral85424652fe_ral
fere76342232fe_re_
feres86038182fe_res
ferial94621252ferial
ferreled1234832ferreled
ferrets103111392ferrets
ferrety13287012ferrety
ferric1139992ferric
ferried113411522ferried
ferries103521082ferries
ferrule1035862ferrule
ferrum1147452ferrum
ferry116020802ferr_y
ferule93413202ferule
frere85617722frere_
freres94716172freres
furred104514432furred
kernel104010582kernel
parrel84515982parrel
petrel83111532petrel
sorrel6413552sorrel
tercel83612992tercel
terret63425622terret

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551352.50033020.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691352.62668046.8
 
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