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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 “squarer” 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.

42 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
squarer16341066(None) 
square154513361square_
squared173610561squared
squarers17338021squarers
squares163714461squares
quaker193811622_quaker
quare143920542_quare_
quarter163211852_quarter
quaver18309312_quaver
scarer84524612s_carer
searer65432022s_earer
sharer95025482s_harer
shearer104414682shearer
smearer94110402smearer
snarer64620842s_narer
soarer64522242s_oarer
sourer63620212sou_rer
sparer84524962s_parer
spearer93913662spearer
spurrer93710222spurrer
squaller1736082squaller
squalor1644422squalor
squander1835532squander
squarely2045352squarely
squarest17338222squarest
squark19438112squar_k
squarks20417182squarks
squasher20185782squasher
squatter1735912squatter
squawker2443092squawker
squeaker2184882squeaker
squealer17115602squealer
squire155912462squire_
squired173710062squired
squires163812842squires
squirmer1934372squirmer
squirter1746522squirter
starer64027362s_tarer
suaver93014232s_uaver
sugarer837322sugarer
surer54833102s_u_rer
swearer10349952swearer

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 Limit107671423.28332796.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691423.66948702.9
 
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