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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 “usher” 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.

127 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
usher8451776(None) 
busher114922201busher
gusher104115771gusher
lusher93818761lusher
musher113820571musher
pusher114318281pusher
rusher94019651rusher
user45023001us_er
ushers94415531ushers
ashed97829772ashed
ashen87818672ashen
ashes86230612ashes
ashier94714832ashier
ashler9459972ashler
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
aster55434892aster
basher115123812basher
blusher124113112blusher
brusher123813002brusher
bushed124822382bushed
bushel114513942bushel
bushers124018802bushers
bushes115226112bushes
bushier123712812bushier
busier85219722busier
busker125517832busker
buster84726492buster
cosher114819902cosher
crusher124412322crusher
cushier123610832cushier
cusser86016092cusser
dasher104318982dasher
duster74919722duster
esker94412982esker
ester54727712ester
ether84518772ether
fisher124917142fisher
flusher133012272flusher
fusser94813772fusser
gasher104320372gasher
gushed114816242gushed
gushers113512512gushers
gushes104719032gushes
gushier113110072gushier
her66547812__her
hushed134416672hushed
hushes124718592hushes
husker134212702husker
ither84617602ither
josher164312962josher
juster134617012juster
kasher134915032kasher
kosher134412972kosher
lasher94824532lasher
lushed104218722lushed
lushes94022742lushes
luster64023672luster
masher114123202masher
mosher114719792mosher
muser76024122mus_er
mushed124420842mushed
mushers124016442mushers
mushes114124562mushes
mushier123813592mushier
muster84724522muster
nosher94616362nosher
ocher104516102ocher
osier53518012osier
other84219102other
ouster64223732ouster
pisher114317752pisher
plusher124010382plusher
posher115018162posher
pushed125017462pushed
pushers123814502pushers
pushes114621662pushes
pushier123611092pushier
quasher19198622quasher
rasher95024122rasher
rushed104419862rushed
rushee93818772rushee
rushers103816102rushers
rushes94724362rushes
rushier103411972rushier
seer45547042_seer
ser36752402_s_er
she66837692_she_
shea76031572_shea
shear85424832_shear
shed86536152_shed
sheer84726892_sheer
sherd96321152_sherd
shes75734352_shes
shew108030762_shew
shier85428942_shier
shoer84722162_shoer
shusher13288112shusher
shyer114714782_shyer
suber74924502suber
suer45334032_suer
super74924482super
surer54833102surer
tushed104615892tushed
tushery1335632tushery
tushes94319472tushes
tusker104212192tusker
tusser64615832tusser
udder76314282udder
ulcer7310752ulcer
ulster63712102ulster
umber94617592umber
under64624212under
unshed10313772unshed
upper93714262upper
urger64116472urger
use36835162us_e_
used55722822us_ed
users55817572us_ers
uses44931112us_es
ushered1139152ushered
usnea539392usnea
usurer638102usurer
utter54218762utter
washer124720392washer
wisher123617062wisher
wuther124511612wuther

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538001271.43637465.2
3Display Results1271270.0462760.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911271.79599549.3
 
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