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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 “sphered” 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.

53 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
sphered13351231(None) 
speered103614811speered
sphere113313661sphere_
spheres123114351spheres
spiered104412461spiered
syphered1755011syphered
adhered1239232adhered
ciphered1637052ciphered
cohered133514692cohered
cyphered1934652cyphered
ensphered1565282ensphered
inhered11313162inhered
insphered1564782insphered
ochered132610282ochered
peered93819492_peered
sabered103213022sabered
schemed1577752schemed
sered65737292s__ered
severed113513862severed
sewered112911242sewered
shared105829062s_hared
sheared114516002s_heared
sheered113515452sheered
sherd96321152s_her_d
shewed134716182s_hewed
shored105723652s_hored
shred98125612s_h_red
sneered83113972sneered
sobered102912432sobered
spared95427492sp_ared
sparred104512862sparred
speared104314422speared
speed85526622sp_e_ed
speeded113310422speeded
speeled103712452speeled
speired103811102speired
spewed125512332sp_ewed
sphene113412402sphene_
sphenes123013162sphenes
spheral1238422spheral
spheric14510072spheric
spherier1337782spherier
spheroid1447282spheroid
sphery14318882spher_y
spieled104811882spieled
spired94921862sp_ired
spoored104411292spoored
spored94821792sp_ored
spurred103610622spurred
steered83615252steered
supered10316122supered
unsphered1556102unsphered
ushered1139152ushered

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671532.86037647.2
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691533.24954998.8
 
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