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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 “spew” 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.

178 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
spew9542187(None) 
pew86442301_pew
sew66247261s_ew
shew108030761shew
skew116218761skew
slew76228231slew
smew95017731smew
spec85821971spec
sped76031491sped
spews105015921spews
stew77525461stew
anew76623132anew
ape57251182ape_
aped78538152aped
aper66336232aper
apes66047432apes
apex137220212apex
askew12529412askew
aspen75216092aspen
asper75520432asper
blew94722432blew
brew95023562brew
chew126622132chew
clew95520572clew
crew96122682crew
dew77139922_dew
drew86221672drew
epee64628502epee
few95436962_few
flew105824252flew
grew85620262grew
hew97642722_hew
jew135129082_jew
knew115912122knew
mew86137732_mew
new66237092_new
ope56845242ope_
oped76230152oped
open66427002open
opes65942612opes
paw87651172_paw
pe47649032_pe_
pea56657242_pea
pec76744412_pec
ped66751522_ped
pee56066512_pee
peg65843062_peg
peh86740962_peh
pen56558842_pen
pep76447082_pep
per56353092_per
pes57259782_pes
pet56477302_pet
pews95731532_pews
phew128417112phew
plew97222812plew
pow87147282_pow
sae38365182sae_
saw68255352s_aw
scow96021422scow
screw109318542screw
sea36161292s_ea
sec55945322s_ec
see35772262s_ee
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
sees45361052sees
seg45544882s_eg
sei36048932s_ei
sel38253322s_el
sen36058522s_en
sept65844362sept
ser36752402s_er
set36681252s_et
sewn76124332s_ewn
sews75836022s_ews
sex107043222s_ex
shaw108132552shaw
she66837692she_
shea76031572shea
shed86536152shed
shes75734352shes
shewn115715702shewn
shews115924712shews
show106229192show
shrew119720172shrew
sinew84718922sinew
sipe67341042sipe_
siped84927682siped
sipes76036952sipes
skee85431472skee
skeg95316162skeg
skep105219352skep
skews125413802skews
slaw77930712slaw
sled55334372sled
slews86220352slews
slow77729492slow
smews104612292smews
snaw78923072snaw
sned56026052sned
snow76324792snow
sow66554762s_ow
spa55730812sp_a
spae65034322spae
spaed85522272spaed
spaes76029972spaes
spam85930042spam
span65234662span
spar65433302spar
spas67036722spas
spat66548522spat
spawn107811712spawn
spay96631662spay
spaz155626162spaz
speak114618672speak
spean74620512spean
spear75821062spear
speck135115652speck
specs96916672specs
speed85526622speed
speel74420762speel
speer74623902speer
speil75618642speil
speir75315362speir
spell75020302spell
spelt75430192spelt
spend85619332spend
spent75532832spent
sperm93216022sperm
spewed125512332spewed
spewer115112152spewer
spic85227432spic
spied85427712spied
spiel74623912spiel
spier75728032spier
spies76037622spies
spik105419712spik
spin66231302spin
spit65545082spit
spiv95917792spiv
spot65540692spot
spree74830862spree
spry96819122spry
spud75818492spud
spue66025522spue
spued84918472spued
spues75025382spues
spun66221462spun
spur65321192spur
spy86023742sp_y
staw78627692staw
stem610628252stem
step67126292step
stet45947322stet
stews85519142stews
stewy116112062stewy
stey76224412stey
stow77325742stow
strew89220662strew
sue35651462sue_
sued56537932sued
suer45334032suer
sues46247652sues
suet46754822suet
supe65932762supe_
super74924482super
supes75628302supes
tew66640152_tew
thew108226232thew
view105917672view
whew137618782whew
yew96436292_yew

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit298721780.96630923.4
3Display Results1781780.0335393.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911781.515117947.9
 
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