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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 “fierce” 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.

34 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
fierce1134891(None) 
fiercer12356951fiercer
pierce104010391pierce
tierce8339841tierce
amerce10310512amerce
coerce10310402coerce
faerie93514682faerie
faience1237522faience
farce104925322f_arce
feirie939552feirie
fence105319912f_ence
fere76342232f_er_e
fiacre1137622fiacre
fiance11310742fiance
fibre104812842fibr_e
fice95737122fi__ce
fiercely1643322fiercely
fiercest13216142fiercest
fierier103511192fierier
fiery114714792fier_y
fire76245602fi_r_e
fleece11369902fleece
force105324272f_orce
frere85617722frer_e
lierne638022lierne
niece74814502nie_ce
piece96717992pie_ce
pierced12347592pierced
piercer11337772piercer
pierces113411192pierces
terce75721842_terce
tierced10347052tierced
tiercel9316212tiercel
tierces93710452tierces

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551342.22037185.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691342.57969286.9
 
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