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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 “shrieks” 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.

36 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
shrieks1437767(None) 
shriek134211101shriek_
shrieky17364801shrieky
shrikes144412391shrikes
shrinks14397911shrinks
schriks16185742schri_ks
scries85226822scrie_s
series64540972serie_s
sheiks132510012shei_ks
shiels95418922sh_iels
shiers94921752sh_iers
shies86136552sh_ie_s
shires95225572shire_s
shirks134814122sh_irks
shreds105613052shr_eds
shrews129313922shr_ews
shrieked16265172shrieked
shrieker15265652shrieker
shriekers16224422shriekers
shrieve13417682shrieve
shrieves14297092shrieves
shrifts1335962shrifts
shrike134513242shri_ke
shrills10389932shrills
shrimps14516752shrimps
shrines104618692shrines
shrink134511732shrink_
shris84221452shri__s
shrivels14376442shrivels
shrivers14419102shrivers
shrives134416172shrives
shticks16356962shticks
shtiks13297832shti_ks
streeks11378712streeks
stricks134310692stricks
strikes114719092strikes

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671363.58030075.7
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691363.98644829.7
 
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