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

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

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299 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
sherpas	12	3	809	(None)
sherpa	11	3	809	1	sherpa_
herpes	11	55	1732	2	_herpes
sharias	10	25	1600	2	sharias
sharps	11	55	1608	2	sharp_s
sheas	8	63	3179	2	she__as
sheilas	10	5	940	2	sheilas
sheltas	10	27	967	2	sheltas
sherds	10	56	1472	2	sher_ds
sherifs	13	29	968	2	sherifs
sherris	10	16	880	2	sherris
sierras	7	3	786	2	sierras
whereas	13	44	890	2	whereas
arepas	8	55	1570	3	are_pas
asterias	8	3	1701	3	asterias
cerias	8	33	2198	3	_cerias
charas	11	42	2361	3	char_as
charkas	16	48	1096	3	charkas
charpai	14	3	663	3	charpai
charpais	15	3	693	3	charpais
cheapos	14	41	851	3	cheapos
cheaps	13	46	1368	3	cheap_s
cheeps	13	53	1291	3	cheep_s
chelas	11	38	1720	3	che_las
cherts	11	56	1723	3	cher_ts
cherubs	14	3	455	3	cherubs
chirps	13	54	1400	3	chirp_s
choreas	12	44	1420	3	choreas
chuppas	16	4	412	3	chuppas
dermas	9	41	1681	3	_dermas
dharmas	13	5	651	3	dharmas
dharnas	11	5	537	3	dharnas
dhurnas	11	5	344	3	dhurnas
eras	4	54	4150	3	__er_as
ferias	9	50	2039	3	_ferias
gherao	10	3	675	3	gher_ao
harps	10	59	2687	3	_harp_s
heaps	10	52	2322	3	_heap_s
helps	10	52	1934	3	_help_s
hemps	12	69	1733	3	_hemp_s
hennas	9	42	1180	3	_hennas
herbal	11	25	1349	3	_herbal
herbals	12	27	1060	3	_herbals
herbs	10	55	2050	3	_her_bs
herds	9	64	2468	3	_her_ds
hereat	9	35	2741	3	_hereat
heres	8	62	4590	3	_her_es
herls	8	52	2643	3	_her_ls
herma	10	53	1888	3	_herma_
hermae	11	53	1447	3	_hermae
hermai	11	89	1286	3	_hermai
herms	10	56	2643	3	_her_ms
hernias	10	3	1077	3	_hernias
herns	8	48	2558	3	_her_ns
heroes	9	49	2382	3	_heroes
herons	9	48	2054	3	_herons
heros	8	49	3086	3	_her_os
hers	7	58	4487	3	_her__s
horas	8	63	3310	3	_hor_as
khedas	14	4	631	3	khe_das
operas	8	3	1245	3	oper_as
overpass	13	25	865	3	overpass
overpast	13	26	1102	3	overpast
overpay	15	22	826	3	overpay
overpays	16	24	825	3	overpays
perps	9	55	2148	3	_perp_s
rheas	8	48	1695	3	rhe__as
sabras	8	51	1636	3	sabr_as
salpas	8	51	1692	3	s_alpas
satraps	9	50	1164	3	satraps
scarphs	14	43	741	3	scarphs
scarps	10	47	1860	3	scarp_s
scenas	8	41	1470	3	sce_nas
schemas	14	6	816	3	sche_mas
scherzos	22	4	370	3	scherzos
scleras	9	4	822	3	scler_as
scraps	10	60	1724	3	s_craps
seas	4	57	5527	3	s_e__as
secpar	10	3	792	3	s_ecpar
secpars	11	3	841	3	s_ecpars
seeps	7	48	2875	3	s_eep_s
seeress	7	3	1157	3	seeress
seers	5	51	3638	3	seer__s
selvas	9	38	1291	3	s_elvas
sennas	6	42	1423	3	s_ennas
sepal	7	77	2300	3	s_e_pal
sepals	8	52	1737	3	s_e_pals
sepias	8	36	1610	3	s_epias
septs	7	54	2060	3	s_e_pts
sera	4	61	4139	3	s_er_a_
serac	7	59	2520	3	s_er_ac
seracs	8	44	1857	3	s_eracs
serai	5	68	3016	3	s_er_ai
serais	6	43	2613	3	s_erais
seral	5	63	3638	3	s_er_al
serape	8	48	1841	3	s_erape
serapes	9	52	1810	3	s_erapes
seraph	11	40	1116	3	s_eraph
seraphs	12	40	809	3	s_eraphs
serdab	9	3	783	3	s_erdab
serdabs	10	3	532	3	s_erdabs
seres	5	54	4889	3	s_er_es
serfs	8	49	2201	3	s_er_fs
serges	7	42	2597	3	s_erges
serial	6	46	2586	3	s_erial
serials	7	39	1974	3	s_erials
series	6	45	4097	3	s_eries
serifs	9	40	1705	3	s_erifs
serins	6	40	2967	3	s_erins
serosa	6	3	1302	3	s_erosa
serosas	7	3	1266	3	s_erosas
serous	6	50	2356	3	s_erous
serows	9	60	1639	3	s_erows
sers	4	57	4665	3	s_er__s
serums	8	39	1630	3	s_erums
serval	9	39	1341	3	s_erval
servals	10	34	1074	3	s_ervals
serves	9	44	2365	3	s_erves
servos	9	38	1272	3	s_ervos
sferics	12	3	613	3	sferics
shamas	11	37	1794	3	sh_amas
shammas	14	35	872	3	shammas
shapes	11	51	2494	3	sh_apes
shards	10	43	1917	3	shar_ds
sharers	10	47	2062	3	sharers
shares	9	52	3641	3	shar_es
sharia	9	31	1673	3	sharia_
shariah	13	22	1053	3	shariah
shariahs	14	20	639	3	shariahs
sharifs	13	27	990	3	sharifs
sharks	13	50	1972	3	shar_ks
sharns	9	55	1698	3	shar_ns
sharp	10	49	2253	3	sharp__
sharped	13	41	1205	3	sharped
sharpen	12	38	972	3	sharpen
sharpens	13	37	781	3	sharpens
sharper	12	43	1270	3	sharper
sharpers	13	38	1094	3	sharpers
sharpest	13	3	914	3	sharpest
sharpie	12	3	839	3	sharpie
sharpies	13	4	1122	3	sharpies
sharply	15	40	683	3	sharply
sharpy	14	52	1103	3	sharp_y
shea	7	60	3157	3	she__a_
sheaf	11	54	2412	3	she__af
sheafs	12	49	1288	3	she_afs
sheal	8	49	2770	3	she__al
sheals	9	44	2064	3	she_als
shear	8	54	2483	3	she__ar
shearers	11	39	1132	3	shearers
shears	9	38	2090	3	she_ars
sheaths	13	5	875	3	sheaths
sheaves	13	44	1297	3	sheaves
shebean	12	3	576	3	shebean
shebeans	13	4	470	3	shebeans
sheds	9	61	2270	3	she__ds
sheens	9	51	1699	3	she_ens
sheep	10	53	2152	3	sheep__
sheepish	16	4	541	3	sheepish
sheepman	15	4	385	3	sheepman
sheers	9	43	2240	3	she_ers
sheets	9	39	1850	3	she_ets
sheeves	13	39	1195	3	sheeves
sheikhs	17	23	399	3	sheikhs
sheiks	13	25	1001	3	she_iks
sheila	9	6	984	3	sheila_
sheitan	10	3	657	3	sheitan
sheitans	11	5	560	3	sheitans
shekels	14	3	604	3	shekels
shellac	12	3	669	3	shellac
shellacs	13	4	557	3	shellacs
shells	9	43	1952	3	she_lls
shelta	9	31	1179	3	shelta_
shelves	13	41	1209	3	shelves
shends	10	53	1377	3	she_nds
sheols	9	46	1416	3	she_ols
sheqels	19	3	475	3	sheqels
sherbet	12	3	1138	3	sherbet
sherbets	13	3	521	3	sherbets
sherd	9	63	2115	3	sher__d
shereef	13	3	774	3	shereef
shereefs	14	3	386	3	shereefs
sherif	12	29	1524	3	sher_if
sheriff	16	28	769	3	sheriff
sheriffs	17	25	392	3	sheriffs
sheroot	10	4	1437	3	sheroot
sheroots	11	3	786	3	sheroots
sherries	11	18	1289	3	sherries
sherry	12	45	1041	3	sher_ry
shes	7	57	3435	3	she___s
sheuchs	15	23	493	3	sheuchs
sheughs	14	26	453	3	sheughs
shewers	13	43	1205	3	shewers
shews	11	59	2471	3	she__ws
shiers	9	49	2175	3	shier__s
shiksas	14	8	464	3	shiksas
ships	10	51	2377	3	sh_ip_s
shires	9	52	2557	3	shir_es
shirks	13	48	1412	3	shir_ks
shirrs	9	44	1317	3	shir_rs
shirts	9	49	1834	3	shir_ts
shivas	12	45	1241	3	sh_ivas
shlepps	14	39	483	3	shlepps
shleps	11	47	1033	3	shlep_s
shnapps	14	6	334	3	shnapps
shnaps	11	4	808	3	shnap_s
shoepac	14	4	401	3	shoepac
shoepacs	15	4	383	3	shoepacs
shoers	9	45	1833	3	shoer__s
shoppes	14	34	1139	3	shoppes
shops	10	42	2290	3	sh_op_s
shoran	9	40	1604	3	shor_an
shorans	10	28	1241	3	shorans
shores	9	48	3041	3	shor_es
shorls	9	45	1620	3	shor_ls
shortias	11	4	809	3	shortias
shorts	9	53	2174	3	shor_ts
shreds	10	56	1305	3	sh_reds
shrews	12	93	1392	3	sh_rews
shris	8	42	2145	3	sh_r_is
shrubs	11	40	921	3	sh_rubs
shrugs	10	46	916	3	sh_rugs
shwas	11	64	1510	3	sh__was
shyers	12	47	1220	3	shyer__s
siennas	7	3	612	3	siennas
sierra	6	3	731	3	sierra_
sierran	7	3	719	3	sierran
siestas	7	3	881	3	siestas
sirras	6	38	1486	3	s_irras
skelps	12	40	792	3	skelp_s
skeps	11	56	1425	3	ske_p_s
sleeps	8	39	1332	3	sleep_s
slurps	8	44	1000	3	slurp_s
smegmas	12	3	350	3	smegmas
smerks	12	44	971	3	smer_ks
sneaps	8	45	1086	3	sneap_s
soras	5	50	4101	3	s_or_as
spas	6	70	3672	3	s___pas
sperms	10	25	1260	3	sper_ms
spheral	12	3	842	3	spher_al
spheres	12	31	1435	3	spher_es
spherics	15	3	707	3	spherics
spireas	9	44	1251	3	spireas
steeps	8	52	1519	3	steep_s
stellas	7	28	1304	3	stellas
stemmas	11	25	697	3	stemmas
steppes	11	31	1069	3	steppes
steps	7	66	1988	3	ste_p_s
stereos	7	43	1497	3	stereos
steres	6	39	2953	3	ster_es
sterna	6	37	1276	3	sterna_
sternal	7	34	1191	3	sternal
sterns	6	46	1676	3	ster_ns
sterols	7	3	1344	3	sterols
stewpan	12	3	419	3	stewpan
stewpans	13	4	371	3	stewpans
sthenias	11	7	816	3	sthenias
stirpes	9	50	1129	3	stirpes
stirps	8	50	1182	3	stirp_s
straps	8	77	2178	3	s_traps
streps	8	62	1806	3	strep_s
stupas	8	39	1088	3	s_tupas
suers	5	51	2848	3	suer__s
suras	5	53	3633	3	s_ur_as
surpass	9	3	828	3	s_urpass
surras	6	59	1953	3	s_urras
sutras	6	48	1859	3	sutr_as
sweeps	11	41	1051	3	sweep_s
swerves	13	7	753	3	swerves
tepas	7	65	2168	3	_te_pas
terras	6	35	1697	3	_terras
therapy	15	3	661	3	therapy
thereat	10	43	1524	3	thereat
theres	9	65	2547	3	ther_es
theriac	12	3	914	3	theriac
theriacs	13	3	654	3	theriacs
therian	10	3	1129	3	therian
therians	11	3	831	3	therians
thermae	12	53	1050	3	thermae
thermal	12	50	1097	3	thermal
thermals	13	51	853	3	thermals
thermes	12	62	1461	3	thermes
thermos	12	46	1075	3	thermos
therms	11	59	1487	3	ther_ms
thesps	11	44	826	3	thesp_s
thetas	9	30	1157	3	the_tas
thorias	10	23	1205	3	thorias
thorpes	12	50	1035	3	thorpes
thorps	11	36	1089	3	thorp_s
threaps	12	48	864	3	threaps
twerps	11	34	515	3	twerp_s
ushers	9	44	1553	3	usher__s
wheeps	14	43	995	3	wheep_s
whelps	14	43	784	3	whelp_s
whenas	12	46	1046	3	whe_nas
whereat	13	43	1192	3	whereat
wheres	12	59	1743	3	wher_es
wherves	16	54	805	3	wherves
yerbas	11	11	929	3	_yerbas

Search took 9 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	134027	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	134027	299	8.266	16214.3
3	Display Results	299	299	0.220	1359.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	299	8.892	20095.7