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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 “hearers” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

111 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
hearers10431978(None) 
bearers94619591bearers
fearers104815271fearers
headers113819391headers
healers104319461healers
heapers123616671heapers
hearer94323641hearer_
heaters104225221heaters
heavers133717191heavers
rearers74323561rearers
shearers113911321shearers
tearers75218231tearers
wearers104615901wearers
beaders104120182beaders
beakers134216872beakers
bearer85323912bearer_
beaters94925042beaters
beavers124417322beavers
carers85133962_carers
cheaters133613512cheaters
cheerers13319542cheerers
clearers10349302clearers
darers75921872_darers
dealers84118612dealers
dearer74822802dearer_
eagers74523682_eagers
earners74016452_earners
eaters65535952_eaters
farers95924052_farers
fearer94820182fearer_
haeres94017032haere_s
halers94926912h_alers
harems115513822h_arems
hares86255542h_are_s
harmers124116592h_armers
harpers124916202h_arpers
haters94930402h_aters
havers124721482h_avers
hayers124415942h_ayers
hazers184615952h_azers
header104422542header_
healer94221802healer_
heaper114119522heaper_
hearkens15336692hearkens
hears86737372hea__rs
hearses104414532hearses
heartens113010152heartens
hearths135311072hearths
hearts96218942hear_ts
heater94828302heater_
heathers143914732heathers
heavens13439302heavens
heaver124819672heaver_
heaves124120302heave_s
heders104119762he_ders
hedgers124310262hedgers
heeders114213742heeders
heelers103815622heelers
hefters134312002hefters
heifers1337932heifers
heiress1036812heiress
hellers103619832hellers
helpers123311852helpers
hemmers143310842hemmers
herders113914122herders
heres86245902he_re_s
hewers123715272he_wers
hexers165612752he_xers
hirers94518062h_irers
hoarders12307432hoarders
hoaxers17327132hoaxers
jeerers14328922jeerers
leaders83819602leaders
leakers113415422leakers
leaners73718172leaners
leapers93716662leapers
learners8398152learners
leasers74717842leasers
leavers103717782leavers
meaners94415242meaners
nearer64618892nearer_
parers85530742_parers
pearlers1039032pearlers
readers83823772readers
reamers94221082reamers
reapers93520452reapers
rearer64928912rearer_
reavers108320742reavers
roarers73812742roarers
scarers94618512scarers
sealers74323552sealers
seamers94719432seamers
searer65432022searer_
seaters74028942seaters
sharers104720622sharers
shearer104414682shearer_
smearers10308622smearers
snarers74216662snarers
soarers74118092soarers
sparers94519612sparers
spearers103711142spearers
starers74522312starers
swearers11328582swearers
tearer64822902tearer_
teasers75317242teasers
theaters114211902theaters
vealers103214292vealers
weaners104613832weaners
wearer94319402wearer_
weavers133714462weavers
yearners11346372yearners

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit1076711113.15634116.3
3Display Results1111110.0462413.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911113.57849941.6
 
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