Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “sherif” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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388 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
sherif	12	29	1524	(None)
serif	8	41	3213	1	s_erif
sharif	12	29	1712	1	sharif
sheriff	16	28	769	1	sheriff
sherifs	13	29	968	1	sherifs
seif	7	56	3873	2	s_e_if
serf	7	63	4011	2	s_er_f
serifs	9	40	1705	2	s_erifs
serin	5	54	3444	2	s_erin
sharia	9	31	1673	2	sharia
sharifs	13	27	990	2	sharifs
sheaf	11	54	2412	2	she_af
sheik	12	25	1466	2	she_ik
shelf	11	52	2111	2	she_lf
sherd	9	63	2115	2	sher_d
sherds	10	56	1472	2	sherds
shereef	13	3	774	2	shereef
sheriffs	17	25	392	2	sheriffs
sherpa	11	3	809	2	sherpa
sherris	10	16	880	2	sherris
sherry	12	45	1041	2	sherry
shri	7	60	2170	2	sh_ri_
shrift	12	4	1354	2	sh_rift
shris	8	42	2145	2	sh_ris
spheric	14	5	1007	2	spheric
steric	8	3	1706	2	steric
aerie	5	46	3460	3	_aerie
aerify	12	28	1011	3	_aerify
aspheric	15	4	798	3	aspheric
asteria	7	3	1618	3	asteria
ceria	7	51	2535	3	_ceria
ceric	9	40	2309	3	_ceric
cheerio	12	37	931	3	cheerio
chef	12	51	2562	3	che__f
chemic	15	30	1209	3	chemic
cherish	15	3	1046	3	cherish
cherry	14	48	1076	3	cherry
chert	10	52	3210	3	cher_t
cherts	11	56	1723	3	cherts
cherty	14	46	1247	3	cherty
cherub	13	3	726	3	cherub
chervil	15	3	495	3	chervil
choric	13	35	1590	3	choric
cleric	10	6	1213	3	cleric
clerid	9	3	1241	3	clerid
disherit	12	4	1252	3	disherit
eerie	5	52	2853	3	_eerie
esterify	14	4	562	3	esterify
etheric	12	3	1178	3	etheric
etherify	17	4	444	3	etherify
faerie	9	35	1468	3	faerie
feria	8	59	2271	3	_feria
gherao	10	3	675	3	gherao
gherkin	15	4	404	3	gherkin
heil	7	63	2893	3	_he_il
heir	7	75	2380	3	_he_ir
heirs	8	56	1856	3	_heirs
helio	8	53	2119	3	_helio
helix	15	44	1301	3	_helix
hemic	12	57	1862	3	_hemic
hemin	10	36	2093	3	_hemin
her	6	65	4781	3	_her__
herb	9	47	3096	3	_her_b
herbs	10	55	2050	3	_herbs
herby	13	47	1531	3	_herby
herd	8	49	3306	3	_her_d
herdic	12	31	1230	3	_herdic
herds	9	64	2468	3	_herds
here	7	64	4710	3	_her_e
herein	9	37	1779	3	_herein
hereof	12	32	1237	3	_hereof
heres	8	62	4590	3	_heres
heriot	9	4	2234	3	_heriot
herl	7	58	3455	3	_her_l
herls	8	52	2643	3	_herls
herm	9	56	3615	3	_her_m
herma	10	53	1888	3	_herma
hermit	11	5	1944	3	_hermit
herms	10	56	2643	3	_herms
hern	7	61	3489	3	_her_n
hernia	9	3	1229	3	_hernia
herns	8	48	2558	3	_herns
hero	7	46	3578	3	_her_o
heroic	11	35	1692	3	_heroic
heroin	9	44	2059	3	_heroin
heron	8	50	2550	3	_heron
heros	8	49	3086	3	_heros
herry	11	49	2247	3	_herry
hers	7	58	4487	3	_her_s
hertz	17	49	1904	3	_hertz
inherit	10	3	1297	3	inherit
jerid	13	23	1642	3	_jerid
kerf	11	58	2746	3	_ker_f
khalif	16	5	783	3	khalif
merit	7	3	3918	3	_merit
neif	7	54	2949	3	_ne_if
peerie	8	36	1789	3	peerie
peri	6	56	3697	3	_peri_
peril	7	54	2595	3	_peril
peris	7	55	3707	3	_peris
phenix	18	3	713	3	phenix
pterin	8	10	1415	3	pterin
reif	7	69	3765	3	_re_if
rerig	6	40	1848	3	_rerig
rif	6	59	5156	3	___rif
sanserif	11	4	613	3	sanserif
sari	4	54	4404	3	s_ari_
sarin	5	52	3925	3	s_arin
saris	5	45	4495	3	s_aris
scarf	10	54	2714	3	scar_f
scarify	15	3	744	3	scarify
scenic	10	5	1051	3	scenic
scherzi	21	4	358	3	scherzi
scherzo	21	5	394	3	scherzo
schrik	15	20	670	3	schrik
scoria	8	5	1350	3	scoria
scorify	15	3	520	3	scorify
scrim	9	54	1974	3	s_crim
scrip	9	66	1919	3	s_crip
scurf	10	47	1932	3	scur_f
seer	4	55	4704	3	seer__
seers	5	51	3638	3	seer_s
sei	3	60	4893	3	s_e_i_
seifs	8	50	1933	3	s_e_ifs
seis	4	55	4239	3	s_e_is
self	7	51	3829	3	s_e_lf
semi	6	51	2722	3	s_emi_
semis	7	46	2353	3	s_emis
sepia	7	53	1867	3	s_epia
sepic	9	46	1705	3	s_epic
ser	3	67	5240	3	s_er__
sera	4	61	4139	3	s_er_a
serac	7	59	2520	3	s_erac
serai	5	68	3016	3	s_erai
serail	6	42	2267	3	s_erail
serais	6	43	2613	3	s_erais
seral	5	63	3638	3	s_eral
sere	4	61	5347	3	s_er_e
sered	6	57	3729	3	s_ered
serein	6	33	1846	3	s_erein
serer	5	59	3551	3	s_erer
seres	5	54	4889	3	s_eres
serfs	8	49	2201	3	s_erfs
serge	6	47	2747	3	s_erge
serial	6	46	2586	3	s_erial
series	6	45	4097	3	s_eries
serifed	11	8	1146	3	s_erifed
serine	6	54	3267	3	s_erine
sering	7	47	3181	3	s_ering
serins	6	40	2967	3	s_erins
serow	8	67	2044	3	s_erow
serry	8	48	2412	3	s_erry
sers	4	57	4665	3	s_er_s
serum	7	52	2347	3	s_erum
serve	8	54	2596	3	s_erve
servo	8	45	1668	3	s_ervo
sferics	12	3	613	3	sferics
shaduf	13	3	706	3	shaduf
shaird	10	28	870	3	shaird
shairn	9	26	906	3	shairn
shard	9	61	2596	3	shar_d
shards	10	43	1917	3	shards
share	8	64	3708	3	shar_e
shared	10	58	2906	3	shared
sharer	9	50	2548	3	sharer
shares	9	52	3641	3	shares
shariah	13	22	1053	3	shariah
sharias	10	25	1600	3	sharias
sharing	11	37	2324	3	sharing
shark	12	62	2502	3	shar_k
sharks	13	50	1972	3	sharks
sharn	8	48	2370	3	shar_n
sharns	9	55	1698	3	sharns
sharny	12	47	1183	3	sharny
sharp	10	49	2253	3	shar_p
sharpie	12	3	839	3	sharpie
sharps	11	55	1608	3	sharps
sharpy	14	52	1103	3	sharpy
shavie	12	43	1242	3	shavie
she	6	68	3769	3	she___
shea	7	60	3157	3	she__a
sheafs	12	49	1288	3	sheafs
sheal	8	49	2770	3	she_al
sheals	9	44	2064	3	sheals
shear	8	54	2483	3	she_ar
sheared	11	45	1600	3	sheared
shearer	10	44	1468	3	shearer
shearing	12	39	1590	3	shearing
shears	9	38	2090	3	shears
sheas	8	63	3179	3	she_as
sheath	12	4	1289	3	sheath
sheave	12	45	1400	3	sheave
shed	8	65	3615	3	she__d
sheds	9	61	2270	3	she_ds
sheen	8	50	2331	3	she_en
sheenie	10	15	949	3	sheenie
sheens	9	51	1699	3	sheens
sheeny	12	49	1219	3	sheeny
sheep	10	53	2152	3	she_ep
sheer	8	47	2689	3	she_er
sheered	11	35	1545	3	sheered
sheerer	10	38	1384	3	sheerer
sheering	12	37	1510	3	sheering
sheerly	13	33	770	3	sheerly
sheers	9	43	2240	3	sheers
sheesh	12	3	781	3	sheesh
sheet	8	48	3696	3	she_et
sheets	9	39	1850	3	sheets
sheeve	12	34	1284	3	sheeve
sheikh	16	20	699	3	sheikh
sheiks	13	25	1001	3	sheiks
sheila	9	6	984	3	sheila
shekel	13	3	838	3	shekel
shell	8	44	2412	3	she_ll
shells	9	43	1952	3	shells
shelly	12	44	1447	3	shelly
shelta	9	31	1179	3	shelta
sheltie	10	10	991	3	sheltie
shelty	12	40	1155	3	shelty
shelve	12	40	1276	3	shelve
shelvy	15	37	786	3	shelvy
shend	9	47	1997	3	she_nd
shends	10	53	1377	3	shends
shent	8	59	3350	3	she_nt
sheol	8	43	1837	3	she_ol
sheols	9	46	1416	3	sheols
sheqel	18	4	652	3	sheqel
sherbet	12	3	1138	3	sherbet
shereefs	14	3	386	3	shereefs
sheroot	10	4	1437	3	sheroot
sherpas	12	3	809	3	sherpas
sherries	11	18	1289	3	sherries
shes	7	57	3435	3	she__s
sheuch	14	26	704	3	sheuch
sheugh	13	29	588	3	sheugh
shew	10	80	3076	3	she__w
shewed	13	47	1618	3	shewed
shewer	12	45	1511	3	shewer
shewing	14	38	1219	3	shewing
shewn	11	57	1570	3	she_wn
shews	11	59	2471	3	she_ws
shier	8	54	2894	3	shier__
shiers	9	49	2175	3	shier_s
shift	11	42	2514	3	sh__ift
shim	9	58	2786	3	sh__im
shin	7	56	3431	3	sh__in
ship	9	52	2824	3	sh__ip
shire	8	47	2713	3	shir_e
shires	9	52	2557	3	shires
shirk	12	48	1784	3	shir_k
shirks	13	48	1412	3	shirks
shirr	8	47	1692	3	shir_r
shirrs	9	44	1317	3	shirrs
shirt	8	45	3390	3	shir_t
shirts	9	49	1834	3	shirts
shirty	12	43	1256	3	shirty
shit	7	67	4594	3	sh__it
shiv	10	57	2117	3	sh__iv
shoer	8	47	2216	3	shoer__
shoers	9	45	1833	3	shoer_s
shogi	9	50	1401	3	shogi_
shogis	10	38	1094	3	shogis
shoji	15	41	996	3	shoji_
shojis	16	34	849	3	shojis
shoran	9	40	1604	3	shoran
shore	8	54	3265	3	shor_e
shored	10	57	2365	3	shored
shores	9	48	3041	3	shores
shoring	11	28	2007	3	shoring
shorl	8	47	2025	3	shor_l
shorls	9	45	1620	3	shorls
shorn	8	57	2218	3	shor_n
short	8	50	4053	3	shor_t
shortia	10	4	819	3	shortia
shortie	10	4	1134	3	shortie
shorts	9	53	2174	3	shorts
shorty	12	43	1320	3	shorty
shred	9	81	2561	3	sh_red
shreds	10	56	1305	3	shreds
shrew	11	97	2017	3	sh_rew
shrewd	13	68	1078	3	shrewd
shrews	12	93	1392	3	shrews
shriek	13	42	1110	3	sh_riek
shrifts	13	3	596	3	sh_rifts
shrike	13	45	1324	3	sh_rike
shrill	9	47	1230	3	sh_rill
shrimp	13	47	877	3	sh_rimp
shrine	9	49	2005	3	sh_rine
shrink	13	45	1173	3	sh_rink
shrive	12	52	1695	3	sh_rive
shroff	15	3	850	3	shroff
shrub	10	48	1489	3	sh_rub
shrug	9	45	1251	3	sh_rug
shtik	12	32	1096	3	sh_tik
shyer	11	47	1478	3	shyer__
shyers	12	47	1220	3	shyer_s
sierra	6	3	731	3	sierra
skein	9	48	1441	3	ske_in
skerry	13	35	610	3	skerry
smerk	11	54	1272	3	smer_k
smerks	12	44	971	3	smerks
snarf	8	65	2542	3	snar_f
sori	4	60	3984	3	s_ori_
sparid	9	40	1693	3	sparid
specie	10	4	1222	3	specie
specify	17	6	499	3	specify
speil	7	56	1864	3	spe_il
speir	7	53	1536	3	spe_ir
speirs	8	50	1323	3	speirs
sperm	9	32	1602	3	sper_m
spermic	13	3	852	3	spermic
sperms	10	25	1260	3	sperms
sphenic	14	4	909	3	sphenic
spheral	12	3	842	3	spheral
sphere	11	33	1366	3	spher_e
sphered	13	35	1231	3	sphered
spheres	12	31	1435	3	spheres
spherics	15	3	707	3	spherics
spherier	13	3	778	3	spherier
sphering	14	28	1194	3	sphering
spheroid	14	4	728	3	spheroid
sphery	14	31	888	3	spher_y
spirit	8	35	1992	3	spirit
sportif	12	3	880	3	sportif
sprig	8	56	1774	3	s_prig
sprit	7	67	3640	3	s_prit
sri	3	56	3400	3	s__ri_
sris	4	54	3415	3	s__ris
stearic	9	3	942	3	stearic
stearin	7	3	1200	3	stearin
stein	5	46	2054	3	ste_in
stelic	8	3	1308	3	stelic
stere	5	53	2854	3	ster_e
stereo	6	53	1791	3	stereo
steres	6	39	2953	3	steres
sterile	7	3	1660	3	sterile
stern	5	53	1912	3	ster_n
sterna	6	37	1276	3	sterna
sterns	6	46	1676	3	sterns
steroid	8	13	1486	3	steroid
sterol	6	6	1333	3	sterol
sthenia	10	5	850	3	sthenia
sthenic	12	6	890	3	sthenic
stria	5	57	2321	3	s_tria
strife	9	53	1836	3	s_trife
strip	7	75	2434	3	s_trip
suberic	11	3	1221	3	suberic
suberin	9	3	1456	3	suberin
suer	4	53	3403	3	suer__
suers	5	51	2848	3	suer_s
surf	7	60	3931	3	s_ur_f
swarf	11	53	2465	3	swar_f
swerve	12	5	629	3	swerve
thein	8	59	1902	3	the_in
their	8	55	1215	3	the_ir
theirs	9	46	1035	3	theirs
there	8	75	2739	3	ther_e
therein	10	23	1035	3	therein
thereof	13	16	806	3	thereof
theres	9	65	2547	3	theres
theriac	12	3	914	3	theriac
therian	10	3	1129	3	therian
therm	10	60	1802	3	ther_m
therme	11	58	1499	3	therme
thermic	14	3	933	3	thermic
thermit	12	3	1201	3	thermit
therms	11	59	1487	3	therms
theroid	11	3	1340	3	theroid
thesis	9	49	1373	3	thesis
thetic	11	4	1289	3	thetic
thoria	9	30	1289	3	thoria
thoric	11	43	1404	3	thoric
thrift	12	4	1204	3	th_rift
thrip	10	30	1218	3	th_rip
usher	8	45	1776	3	usher__
ushered	11	3	915	3	ushered
ushering	12	5	892	3	ushering
ushers	9	44	1553	3	usher_s
uteri	5	10	1298	3	uteri_
verify	15	31	1016	3	_verify
wharf	14	3	1582	3	whar_f
where	11	70	1942	3	wher_e
wherein	13	21	659	3	wherein
whereof	16	18	546	3	whereof
wheres	12	59	1743	3	wheres
wherry	15	47	733	3	wherry
wherve	15	56	811	3	wherve
xeric	14	43	1566	3	_xeric

Search took 6 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	112716	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	112716	388	4.780	23580.8
3	Display Results	388	388	0.123	3154.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	388	5.279	33849.4