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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 “observes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

84 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
observes134617(None) 
observe1245331observe_
observed1444381observed
observer1344731observer
observers1443971observers
conserves14311192conserves
deserves12109892deserves
obsesses1036222obsesses
obverses1335802obverses
outserves12147372outserves
reobserves1542632reobserves
reserves111011982reserves
serves94423652__serves
subserves1447182subserves
absences1247673absences
absolves1344413absolves
absterges1244763absterges
beeves114615043_b_eeves
bermes106023003_b_ermes
bobberies12107893bobberies
boiseries11411043boiseries
boweries13312293boweries
breves115516423_bre_ves
casernes103810753casernes
conserve1339933conserve_
conserved1538853conserved
conserver1448723conserver
conservers1547683conservers
deserve11108703deserve_
deserved13108133deserved
deserver12118383deserver
deservers13107293deservers
disserves1388063disserves
innerves1158013innerves
jobberies20115423jobberies
miseries10320403miseries
nerves94216193__nerves
nonselves1246503nonselves
obscures1245513obscures
obsecrates1444583obsecrates
obsequies2062883obsequies
observables1852013observables
observances18113833observances
observant1444463observant
observants1553363observants
observing1544393observing
obsess845943obse__ss
obsessed1144273obsessed
obsessives1552953obsessives
obverse1234753obverse_
obverted1435103obverted
obverts1235403obver_ts
orreries8310123orreries
ourselves1243673ourselves
outserve11157203outserve_
outserved13136463outserved
preserves14109073preserves
reobserve1442473reobserve_
reobserved1642403reobserved
reserve101011203reserve_
reserved121010583reserved
reserver11119633reserver
reservers12138103reservers
robberies13107393robberies
roseries8317313roseries
selves94119613__selves
seres55448893__ser_es
serges74225973__serges
series64540973__series
serve85425963__serve_
served104616813__served
server94917713__server
servers103214833__servers
servos93812723__servos
subseres10312423subser_es
subseries11312933subseries
subserve1346473subserve_
subserved1545143subserved
swerves1377533_swerves
unnerves1157273unnerves
unobserved1642433unobserved
unserved12410233unserved
verves124617883__verves
wherves16548053_wherves

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162846.58022213.1
3Display Results84840.0302800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691847.01625469.1
 
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