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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 “kerfs” 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.

118 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
kerfs12541357(None) 
keefs125116281keefs
kefs115922741ke_fs
kerbs115013671kerbs
kerf115827461kerf_
kerns94719561kerns
serfs84922011serfs
arfs76029962_arfs
barfs104826002barfs
beefs105618562beefs
bergs84718042bergs
berks115423122berks
berms95323662berms
ceres75540012ceres
ceros74726072ceros
curfs105122142curfs
delfs94918672delfs
derms85022892derms
effs105114032_effs
efs66829602_e_fs
eras45441502_eras
ergs55523812_ergs
erns45428232_erns
eros45238452_eros
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_er_s
feres86038182feres
ferns85220082ferns
germs85118872germs
herbs105520502herbs
herds96424682herds
heres86245902heres
herls85226432herls
herms105626432herms
herns84825582herns
heros84930862heros
hers75844872her_s
jerks166514892jerks
kafs116423742k_afs
kaifs125715642kaifs
karns96624142karns
karts97630112karts
keas86337092ke_as
kecks105416572kecks
keef115830002keef_
keeks84717252keeks
keels94622412keels
keens95721182keens
keeps116020282keeps
keets95123482keets
kef105639662ke_f_
kegs95824022ke_gs
keirs95313672keirs
kelps115116422kelps
kelts95222632kelts
kemps135012522kemps
kenafs1337112kenafs
kenos95220622kenos
kens85435232ke_ns
kepis115313362kepis
keps106027302ke_ps
kerb104322712ker_b
kerfed14358232kerfed
kermes124616132kermes
kermis124012392kermis
kern85326212ker_n
kerne94718222kerne
kernes104717532kernes
kerry124916092kerry
kexes166216822kexes
keys116322162ke_ys
khafs15648842khafs
kiefs126112202kiefs
kiers95320092kier_s
kifs116023512k_ifs
kirks84915262kirks
kirns95315452kirns
kirs85831742kir_s
koras95927112koras
kors85933012kor_s
kris86423602k_ris
kurus98015632kurus
leafs85721182leafs
mercs96020452mercs
meres75143572meres
merks114722402merks
merls77423902merls
neifs85613042neifs
nerds65719252nerds
nerts55924982nerts
pelfs105016292pelfs
peres76246642peres
peris75537072peris
perks115325802perks
perms95524512perms
perps95521482perps
pervs105117372pervs
reefs85121662reefs
refs75732242re_fs
reifs84819092reifs
seifs85019332seifs
selfs85220242selfs
seres55448892seres
serf76340112serf_
serifs94017052serifs
sers45746652ser_s
surfs85022542surfs
teffs115111732teffs
terms75523472terms
terns55226872terns
turfs84620442turfs
verbs104614392verbs
verts85724732verts
xerus12313332xerus
yerks125416562yerks
zarfs174713622zarfs
zerks185113822zerks
zeros144918112zeros

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 Limit538001181.39038705.0
3Display Results1181180.0333575.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911181.733103110.8
 
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