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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forherns” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
herns8482558(None) 
erns45428221_erns
ferns85220081ferns
hens75642571he_ns
herbs105520501herbs
herds96424681herds
heres86245901heres
herls85226431herls
herms105626431herms
hern76134891hern_
herons94820541herons
heros84930861heros
hers75844871her_s
horns86125331horns
kerns94719561kerns
terns55226871terns

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit28756160.51655728.7
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.596299817.1