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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 “kafir” 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.

50 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
kafir1248890(None) 
kaffir16345301kaffir
kafirs13306981kafirs
kefir12457911kefir
afar76720782_afar
afire86215912_afire
air38058392_a_ir
amir65129752_amir
fair76332522fa_ir
fakir125111492fakir
faqir17548642faqir
fir66744892__fir
hafiz20611212hafiz
hair76330142ha_ir
kabar114815552kabar
kadi96224832kadi_
kadis105921062kadis
kaf106845512kaf__
kaffirs17325552kaffirs
kafs116423742kaf_s
kaif116933932ka_if
kaifs125715642kaifs
kail85131492ka_il
kain85334292ka_in
kaki76520912kaki_
kakis86116842kakis
kalif125021362kalif
kami105823642kami_
kamik105011552kamik
kauri93811852kauri
kefirs13396652kefirs
keir86217872k_eir
kir76535682k__ir
kufi11910652kufi_
kufis1249252kufis
lair45934152la_ir
mafia104418032mafia
mafic125615462mafic
maftir1136492maftir
mair66133782ma_ir
nadir61012972nadir
pair66031512pa_ir
sabir75917002sabir
safer84721812safer
tafia84215492tafia
tapir75917062tapir
vair75624142va_ir
wafer114417642wafer
wair75830052wa_ir
zaffir21395512zaffir

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800501.46636698.5
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691501.778100501.1
 
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