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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 “kafirs” 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.

41 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
kafirs1330698(None) 
kaffirs17325551kaffirs
kafir12488901kafir_
kefirs13396651kefirs
afars85716512_afars
afire86215912_afire
airs46447422_a_irs
amirs75924922_amirs
fairs85825442fa_irs
fakirs13468082fakirs
faqirs18456032faqirs
firs76637712__firs
hairs86225172ha_irs
kabars124513952kabars
kadis105921062kadi_s
kaffir16345302kaffir_
kafs116423742kaf__s
kaifs125715642ka_ifs
kails95525212ka_ils
kains96125642ka_ins
kakis86116842kaki_s
kalifs134410982kalifs
kamiks11387912kamiks
kauris103611532kauris
kefir12457912kefir_
keirs95313672k_eirs
kirs85831742k__irs
kufis1249252kufi_s
lairs55425872la_irs
mafias113913572mafias
maftirs1236042maftirs
mairs76228302ma_irs
nadirs7109002nadirs
pairs75325832pa_irs
sabirs85414632sabirs
tafias93111962tafias
tapirs84113172tapirs
vairs85019132va_irs
wafers124316142wafers
wairs86424062wa_irs
zaffirs22375662zaffirs

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.56332208.7
3Display Results41410.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691412.90661490.4
 
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