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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 “gurneys” 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.

31 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
gurneys1140646(None) 
gurnets84010791gurnets
gurney10429411gurney_
barneys12569562barneys
burleys12479672burleys
burners94115672burners
burnets93813262burnets
carneys124310542carneys
garners83815982garners
garnets84115402garnets
garveys14124462garveys
gooneys11407072gooneys
greys96614852g_r_eys
guanays1134952guanays
guernseys1381032guernseys
guineas836752guineas
gulleys11438522gulleys
gunnels8358562gunnels
gunners83111732gunners
gurges84716862gurge_s
gurnet74920872gurne_t
hurleys13407332hurleys
journeys1843202journeys
murreys12367322murreys
purveys15615902purveys
surreys10489442surreys
surveys13357572surveys
tourneys1134012tourneys
turkeys1434522turkeys
turners73912892turners
turnkeys1542122turnkeys

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 Limit107671313.23633272.9
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691313.63949104.4
 
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