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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 “searest” 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.

61 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
searest7332202(None) 
dearest83618671dearest
nearest73415841nearest
serest64831611se_rest
sparest94616421sparest
barest85327692_barest
clearest1038652clearest
deadest93014882deadest
deafest112911512deafest
earnest7318732_earnest
featest102715112featest
headrest122910202headrest
leanest7415862leanest
leariest83117842leariest
meanest9315702meanest
merest84725112me_rest
neatest72516002neatest
peartest10311302peartest
rarest65725482_rarest
realest73322432realest
rearrest8311602rearrest
safest95016602s_afest
sagest74920262s_agest
sanest64426692s_anest
sayest94217742s_ayest
scarcest12169172scarcest
scares85033002scares_
scariest101615942scariest
seamiest102715412seamiest
seared75232842seare_d
searer65432022seare_r
sears54744912sear_s_
secret8325062secre_t
secrets9311772secrets
securest1058582securest
sedatest9249392sedatest
seeress7311572seeress
seres55448892se_res_
severest11310322severest
sexiest142112222sexiest
shares95236412shares_
sharpest1339142sharpest
sheerest11310082sheerest
smartest10310182smartest
smeariest1138112smeariest
snares65329032snares_
sorest65028002s_orest
sourest7515712sourest
spares84834552spares_
sparsest1048812sparsest
squarest17338222squarest
stalest73720172stalest
stares66038752stares_
starets73515922starets
starkest1239722starkest
suavest10310622suavest
surest65026762s_urest
teariest82417262teariest
weakest1439002weakest
weariest112914792weariest
yarest95018912_yarest

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit107671613.45031209.0
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691613.85946305.0
 
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