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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 “snarlier” 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.

31 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
snarlier827818(None) 
gnarlier9255161gnarlier
snarkier12336511snarkier
snarler73610631snarl_er
earlier72612742_earlier
knurlier1242882knurlier
marlier92614772_marlier
nearlier836792nearlier
pearlier1037322pearlier
sallier73320422s_allier
sarkier113413312s_arkier
scalier94316912sca_lier
scarier94017872scar_ier
scarrier10298452scarrier
shalier103116422sha_lier
smarmier1235032smarmier
snaggier10136302snaggier
snakier112810002sna_kier
snappier1266222snappier
snarer64620842snar__er
snarled83612362snarl_ed
snarlers8298752snarl_ers
snarliest91810212snarliest
snarling92513182snarling
snazzier1642482snazzier
sparkier14298032sparkier
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparrier10329142sparrier
starrier8279462starrier
surlier72915442s_urlier
swirlier1135212swirlier

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 Filter1786911210590.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121059313.39035710.6
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691313.81346863.6
 
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