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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 “sarks” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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318 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
sarks9663246(None) 
arks85936871_arks
barks115735811barks
carks115534211carks
darks106727871darks
harks126333431harks
larks95227811larks
marks115933481marks
narks96026031narks
parks116134461parks
sacks114228871sacks
sards64736181sards
saris54544951saris
sark84938971sark_
sarky125521781sarky
saros55238061saros
sharks135019721sharks
snarks104815731snarks
sparks124616361sparks
warks127932401warks
araks94820882_araks
arbs66834732_arbs
arcs67834782_arcs
ares45871022_ares
arfs76029962_arfs
ark77044962_ark_
arms66137492_arms
ars37670932_ar_s
arts49650262_arts
asks85721212_asks
auks85525262_auks
backs135729622backs
balks114926292balks
banks115527902banks
barbs95928192barbs
bards87139642bards
bares75457132bares
barfs104826002barfs
bark106242152bark_
barky145721612barky
barms96128462barms
barns76335142barns
bars66564092bar_s
basks115621762basks
berks115423122berks
birks114920302birks
borks115727702borks
calks115421602calks
carbs96031462carbs
cards85137932cards
cares77369182cares
cark105539272cark_
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762car_s
carts78946292carts
casks115720062casks
charks155219702charks
corks116028272corks
daks97130602da_ks
darbs85323262darbs
dares66146702dares
dark95133212dark_
darky136018832darky
darns66927892darns
darts67635732darts
dawks135213492dawks
dirks105619522dirks
dorks105724442dorks
earls56127512earls
earns55927562earns
ears46356592ear_s
fards96629842fards
fares85852872fares
farls85731112farls
farms106324952farms
faros85532022faros
farts88336842farts
forks125324682forks
garbs86321412garbs
gars55750742gar_s
gawks136811632gawks
hacks144928712hacks
haiks125120932haiks
hanks126226862hanks
hards96435652hards
hares86255542hares
hark115237392hark_
harls85634502harls
harms106829012harms
harps105926872harps
harts88441592harts
hawks155415702hawks
irks86220132_irks
jacks185219832jacks
jarls126120962jarls
jars117338352jar_s
jauks165412462jauks
jerks166514892jerks
karns96624142karns
karts97630112karts
kirks84915262kirks
lacks116129202lacks
lards65331862lards
lares54852632lares
laris54737462laris
lark85733862lark_
larky125218872larky
lars46956572lar_s
lurks95218742lurks
macks135127602macks
maras75443292maras
marcs95726622marcs
mares76457632mares
mark105138062mark_
marka114620792marka
markas124717002markas
marls75535162marls
mars66261872mar_s
marts77442232marts
masks115320532masks
merks114722402merks
mirks115122142mirks
murks114821732murks
narcs76122022narcs
nards65928462nards
nares55544152nares
naris55735292naris
nark85230062nark_
narky126017802narky
oaks86527902oa_ks
oars46846032oar_s
packs135528932packs
paiks114719852paiks
paras76143042paras
pards85634332pards
pares77164482pares
paris75145942paris
park105237492park_
parka115120882parka
parkas125018022parkas
parrs75928672parrs
pars67560792par_s
parts77743372parts
perks115325802perks
porks115124142porks
quarks193810912quarks
racks115028852racks
ranks95225732ranks
rares55247442rares
sabes76437462sabes
sabras85116362sabras
sabres85520862sabres
sabs66643742sa_bs
sack105337312sack_
sacs65739072sa_cs
sades65239892sades
sadis64930852sadis
safes85226722safes
sagas66025882sagas
sages65339062sages
sagos66123872sagos
sags55948402sa_gs
saids65328852saids
sails55738102sails
sains55639972sains
sake85244962sa_ke
sakes95540752sakes
saki85628482sa_ki
sakis95323672sakis
sales56055592sales
salps74423242salps
sals46851672sa_ls
salts55431882salts
sameks12409322sameks
samps96124672samps
sands65228582sands
sanes55649072sanes
sank85236832sank_
sans45153362sa_ns
saps65346372sa_ps
saran53730302saran
sarans64224432sarans
sard55344242sar_d
saree55044662saree
sarees65329942sarees
sarge65531132sarge
sarges75128592sarges
sargo65424412sargo
sargos74318272sargos
sari45444042sar_i
sarin55239252sarin
sarins63932622sarins
sarod65325872sarod
sarods74918572sarods
sass45035622sa_ss
sates54949322sates
satis55633682satis
sauls55128122sauls
saves85838632saves
saws75839482sa_ws
saxes125229342saxes
says75942102sa_ys
scares85033002scares
scarfs114714682scarfs
scarps104718602scarps
scars75433532scar_s
scarts85321492scarts
sears54744912sear_s
seeks94724642seeks
seres55448892seres
serfs84922012serfs
sers45746652ser_s
shacks154817562shacks
shanks135315582shanks
shards104319172shards
shares95236412shares
shark126225022shark_
sharns95516982sharns
sharps115516082sharps
shirks134814122shirks
shris84221452shris
sicks115127622sicks
silks94620682silks
sinks95529182sinks
sires55945372sires
sirs44338332sir_s
skanks94710832skanks
slacks124416532slacks
smacks144112322smacks
smarms105712532smarms
smarts86218002smarts
smerks12449712smerks
smirks124910122smirks
snacks124514552snacks
snares65329032snares
snarfs95113422snarfs
snark95419942snark_
snarky134210842snarky
snarls64016872snarls
soaks95220292soaks
soars54732512soar_s
socks114926082socks
sooks94425452sooks
soras55041012soras
sorbs75022102sorbs
sords64527802sords
sores55454282sores
sorns55028422sorns
sorts54536662sorts
sorus54527582sorus
souks94820522souks
spanks124514122spanks
spares84834552spares
spark114920892spark_
sparky154511522sparky
spars75431542spar_s
spiks114117472spiks
squarks20417182squarks
sris45434152s_ris
stacks124317262stacks
stalks104614552stalks
stanks104917702stanks
stares66038752stares
stark95425622stark_
stars55836572star_s
starts65423122starts
stirks104914242stirks
storks106115952storks
sucks114523072sucks
suks85927122s_uks
sulks94818462sulks
suras55336332suras
surds65624662surds
surfs85022542surfs
swanks134811562swanks
swards105415132swards
swarfs125612062swarfs
swarms116112172swarms
tacks115430132tacks
talks94322692talks
tanks94624732tanks
tares57456562tares
tarns56433952tarns
taroks106115282taroks
taros55640822taros
tarps76527112tarps
tars46763952tar_s
tarts57242022tarts
tasks94917582tasks
tsars56717112tsar_s
turks95320822turks
varas86028192varas
vars75742072var_s
varus85921182varus
wacks146626282wacks
walks126218502walks
wanks126124482wanks
wards97734402wards
wares88250582wares
wark115737772wark_
warms107726852warms
warns87231002warns
warps107126422warps
wars78659802war_s
warts814840402warts
wauks125515162wauks
works125621902works
yacks144419812yacks
yaks116025202ya_ks
yanks125316572yanks
yards95324612yards
yarns85621792yarns
yerks125416562yerks
zarfs174713622zarfs
zerks185113822zerks

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538003181.48336277.8
3Display Results3183180.0933419.4
 (SQL Overall)1786913181.88994595.6
 
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