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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 “serfs” 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.

166 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
serfs8492201(None) 
kerfs125413571kerfs
seifs85019331seifs
selfs85220241selfs
seres55448891seres
serf76340111serf_
serifs94017051serifs
sers45746651ser_s
surfs85022541surfs
arfs76029962_arfs
barfs104826002barfs
beefs105618562beefs
bergs84718042bergs
berks115423122berks
berms95323662berms
ceres75540012ceres
ceros74726072ceros
curfs105122142curfs
delfs94918672delfs
derms85022892derms
effs105114032_effs
efs66829602_e_fs
enserfs1035482enserfs
eras45441502_eras
ergs55523812_ergs
erns45428222_erns
eros45238452_eros
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_er_s
feres86038182feres
ferns85220082ferns
germs85118872germs
herbs105520502herbs
herds96424682herds
heres86245902heres
herls85226432herls
herms105626432herms
herns84825582herns
heros84930862heros
hers75844872her_s
jerks166514892jerks
keefs125116282keefs
kefs115922742ke_fs
kerbs115013672kerbs
kerf115827462kerf_
kerns94719562kerns
leafs85721182leafs
mercs96020452mercs
meres75143572meres
merks114722402merks
merls77423902merls
neifs85613042neifs
nerds65719252nerds
nerts55924982nerts
pelfs105016292pelfs
peres76246642peres
peris75537072peris
perks115325802perks
perms95524512perms
perps95521482perps
pervs105117372pervs
reefs85121662reefs
refs75732242re_fs
reifs84819092reifs
sards64736182sards
saris54544952saris
sarks96632462sarks
saros55238062saros
scarfs114714682scarfs
scurfs113210812scurfs
seals54839692seals
seams75731662seams
sears54744912sears
seas45755272se_as
seats54844342seats
secs65033892se_cs
sects75622892sects
seeds64330062seeds
seeks94724642seeks
seels55632822seels
seems75525022seems
seeps74828752seeps
seers55136382seers
sees45361052se_es
segos64919482segos
segs54933882se_gs
seif75638732seif_
seis45542392se_is
self75138292self_
sells55134432sells
sels46345982se_ls
semes75731582semes
semis74623532semis
sends65528242sends
septs75420602septs
ser36752402ser__
sera46141392ser_a
serac75925202serac
seracs84418572seracs
serai56830162serai
serais64326132serais
seral56336382seral
sere46153472ser_e
sered65737292sered
serer55935512serer
serest64831612serest
serfish1348972serfish
serge64727472serge
serges74225972serges
series64540972series
serif84132132serif
serin55434442serin
serins64029672serins
serosa6313022serosa
serous65023562serous
serow86720442serow
serows96016392serows
serry84824122serry
serum75223472serum
serums83916302serums
serve85425962serve
serves94423652serves
servo84516682servo
servos93812722servos
sets45549502se_ts
setts55124322setts
sews75836022se_ws
sexes126126222sexes
sexts125118382sexts
sheafs124912882sheafs
sherds105614722sherds
sherifs13299682sherifs
shris84221452shris
sires55945372sires
sirs44338332sir_s
smerks12449712smerks
snarfs95113422snarfs
soras55041012soras
sorbs75022102sorbs
sords64527802sords
sores55454282sores
sorns55028422sorns
sorts54536662sorts
sorus54527582sorus
sperms102512602sperms
sris45434152s_ris
steres63929532steres
sterns64616762sterns
suers55128482suer_s
suras55336332suras
surds65624662surds
surf76039312surf_
surfy115319472surfy
swarfs125612062swarfs
teffs115111732teffs
terms75523472terms
terns55226872terns
turfs84620442turfs
users55817572user_s
verbs104614392verbs
verts85724732verts
xerus12313332xerus
yerks125416562yerks
zarfs174713622zarfs
zerks185113822zerks
zeros144918112zeros

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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538001661.67332157.8
3Display Results1661660.0463608.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911662.02988068.5
 
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