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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 “hires” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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389 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hires8613434(None) 
cires74932911cires
fires85740751fires
hares86255541hares
heres86245901heres
hides95129421hides
hies74842831hi_es
hikes125426981hikes
hire75538961hire_
hired95226261hired
hiree85427801hiree
hirees95117291hirees
hirer85423121hirer
hirers94518061hirers
hives116925511hives
ires45639281_ires
mires75640881mires
shires95225571shires
sires55945371sires
tires55437491tires
vires84529681vires
wires86034911wires
acres76327762acres
aides65336602aides
aired66032922aired
airer54927892airer
airers64922312airers
airest63825262airest
airns55521032airns
airs46447422air_s
airts55626342airts
apres75426402apres
ares45871022_ares
aures55137092aures
bares75457132bares
bices95029962bices
bides85536772bides
biers76225222biers
bikes117529472bikes
biles75542142biles
bines76946792bines
birds85421332birds
birks114920302birks
birles84920642birles
birls74023162birls
biros75325132biros
birrs74917102birrs
birse74517402birse
birses84717732birses
bises75435622bises
bites75641172bites
bizes165923662bizes
bores76448252bores
bries74942152bries
byres104421382byres
cares77369182cares
ceres75540012ceres
chares115631802chares
chides124620472chides
chiles115425302chiles
chimes134922572chimes
chines115029172chines
chirks155414842chirks
chirms135113982chirms
chiros114617772chiros
chirps135414002chirps
chirres123812252chirres
chirrs114514982chirrs
chirus114615692chirus
chives144317592chives
chores114828022chores
cines75239682cines
cire65836372cire_
cites74435592cites
cores76361852cores
cries75438402cries
cures75645432cures
dares66146702dares
dices86434242dices
dies55653522di_es
dikes105831332dikes
dimes85833042dimes
dines66449152dines
dire56644142dire_
direr64927072direr
direst75024242direst
dirges84915102dirges
dirks105619522dirks
dirls64720502dirls
dirts66824462dirts
dites66339152dites
dives95832402dives
dries64733672dries
dures65635922dures
eyres84921772eyres
fares85852872fares
feres86038182feres
fibres114312122fibres
fices106031162fices
fifes114822392fifes
files85441272files
fines86644262fines
fire76245592fire_
fired94829742fired
firer811229252firer
firers94922682firers
firms105217422firms
firns86018542firns
firs76637712fir_s
fives116027362fives
fixes154723592fixes
fores85847102fores
fries85535602fries
gibes84422522gibes
gies55641422gi_es
girds74816992girds
girls64518392girls
girns64516802girns
giros65722652giros
girts65423622girts
gites65630182gites
gives95324872gives
gores65740372gores
gyres94820322gyres
hades96035112hades
haeres94017032haeres
haes77651022h_aes
haired105117172haired
hairs86225172hair_s
hajes155420942hajes
hakes126034302hakes
hales85449842hales
hames106138702hames
hards96435652hards
hare76255732hare_
hared95742182hared
harem104924452harem
harems115513822harems
harks126333432harks
harls85634502harls
harms106829012harms
harps105926872harps
harts88441592harts
hates86742572hates
haves116034872haves
hazes174928322hazes
hebes105521672hebes
heired103813042heired
heiress1036812heiress
heirs85618562heir_s
hemes105031082hemes
herbs105520502herbs
herds96424682herds
here76447102here_
heresy125011232heresy
herls85226432herls
herms105626432herms
herns84825582herns
heroes94923832heroes
heros84930862heros
herpes115517322herpes
hers75844872her_s
hes66654202h__es
hexes155123042hexes
hicks145322172hicks
hide85134642hide_
hided105222442hided
hider95024082hider
hiders104919652hiders
hie67652702hi_e_
hied85434042hi_ed
highs125412522highs
hijras1635772hijras
hike116830392hike_
hiked135919202hiked
hiker125119392hiker
hikers135014352hikers
hills85431352hills
hilts86924412hilts
hilus84817642hilus
hims95230972hi_ms
hinds96721472hinds
hinges105121032hinges
hins76447992hi_ns
hints87330622hints
hips96433702hi_ps
hirples12149642hirples
hirsel9138682hirsel
hirsels10128352hirsels
hirsles101510072hirsles
his66359502hi__s
hiss75629212hi_ss
hisses94719352hisses
hists86328372hists
hits75545132hi_ts
hive106029672hive_
hived125217912hived
hoers85724922hoers
hoes75755732h_oes
hoises94823682hoises
hokes126231642hokes
holes84748652holes
homes106938822homes
hones88144492hones
hopes105835642hopes
horas86333102horas
hordes104921632hordes
horns86125332horns
horse86132652horse
horses94729352horses
hoses85443182hoses
howes114730262howes
hues75235232h_ues
hurds95219072hurds
hurls86522712hurls
hurts86922822hurts
hypes135818672hypes
ices66129642_ices
ides57734232_ides
ire36943172_ire_
ired55131872_ired
iris45732552_iris
irks86220132_irks
jibes145520322jibes
jives154820812jives
kibes115521112kibes
kiers95320092kiers
kikes85122552kikes
kines95039132kines
kirks84915262kirks
kirns95315452kirns
kirs85831742kir_s
kites95432542kites
lares54852632lares
liers55130402liers
lies46454192li_es
likes96231902likes
limes75636502limes
lines57054572lines
liras56021982liras
lire47845292lire_
litres65220392litres
lives86133192lives
livres94311862livres
lores55045402lores
lures56138532lures
lyres85019962lyres
mares76457632mares
meres75143572meres
mikes115129892mikes
miles74645072miles
mimes95732022mimes
mines75651952mines
mire66748232mire_
mired85729222mired
mirex146816622mirex
mirks115122142mirks
mirs66940572mir_s
mises74740562mises
mites75141802mites
mitres83922072mitres
mixes147224402mixes
moires8915632moires
mores76249642mores
mures75937222mures
nares55544152nares
nides65229132nides
nines55937342nines
nites55736342nites
nitres65519332nitres
nixes124519622nixes
ogres65818632ogres
ores46056682_ores
pares77164482pares
peres76246642peres
phizes20389132phizes
piers75926332piers
pies66949602pi_es
pikes115031032pikes
piles74742612piles
pines76048862pines
pipes96030142pipes
pirns76020092pirns
pixes144323172pixes
pores75849032pores
pries74339532pries
pyres105523882pyres
quires154015752quires
rares55247442rares
rehires105016112rehires
res35565042__res
ribes75530172ribes
rices75536152rices
rides66140812rides
riles55343642riles
rimes75634542rimes
ripes75435772ripes
rises55244042rises
rites54442552rites
rives85336002rives
seres55448892seres
shares95236412shares
shiers94921752shiers
shies86136552shi_es
shines95028912shines
shire84727132shire_
shirks134814122shirks
shirrs94413172shirrs
shirts94918342shirts
shives124921412shives
shores94830412shores
sices75637272sices
sides65838362sides
sikes96236082sikes
sines55954822sines
sipes76036952sipes
sire46150412sire_
sired66134282sired
siree55238812siree
sirees64624582sirees
siren54525822siren
sirens65318152sirens
sirs44338332sir_s
sises55233832sises
sites56045432sites
sixes124526362sixes
sizes146727762sizes
sores55454282sores
spires84628112spires
tares57456562tares
theres96525472theres
thirds10438602thirds
thirls95012062thirls
tides64830152tides
tiers55526522tiers
ties45248312ti_es
tikes95628902tikes
tiles55542102tiles
times75630822times
tines54848422tines
tire46143352tire_
tired65228902tired
tirls54519802tirls
tiros54524892tiros
titres64718932titres
tores55352672tores
tres46542902_tres
tries55742812tries
tyres84725232tyres
vibes104719952vibes
vices105725532vices
viers85621952viers
vies75238622vi_es
vines85137642vines
vireo84816452vireo
vireos94212452vireos
virls85618602virls
virus85316842virus
vises84427772vises
wares88250582wares
wheres125917442wheres
whiles124418012whiles
whines125120102whines
whirls124710532whirls
whirrs12408592whirrs
whirs115218092whir_s
whites123919882whites
whores125617102whores
wides94832822wides
wifes114522562wifes
wiles85437872wiles
wines85546862wines
wipes104827082wipes
wire75839812wire_
wired95327642wired
wirer85124952wirer
wirers94617892wirers
wises85633192wises
wites85536962wites
wives115328922wives
wizes174723342wizes
wries85827742wries
yikes125117752yikes
yipes106017842yipes
yirds96612512yirds
yirrs8469192yirrs
yores85031322yores
zaires1539702zaires
zines145232652zines

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538003891.51635488.1
3Display Results3893890.1103536.4
 (SQL Overall)1786913891.93692299.1
 
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