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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 “ushered” 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.

32 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
ushered113915(None) 
adhered1239232adhered
ashlered1244622ashlered
busheled1465262busheled
cohered133514692cohered
coshered14610292coshered
inhered11313162inhered
kashered1636402kashered
koshered1636062koshered
lustered92510602lustered
mustered112511502mustered
ochered132610282ochered
osiered837122osiered
sered65737292_s_ered
shared105829062_shared
sheared114516002_sheared
sheered113515452_sheered
sherd96321152_sher_d
shewed134716182_shewed
shored105723652_shored
shred98125612_sh_red
sphered133512312sphered
supered10316122supered
ulcered1037972ulcered
umbered121510112umbered
unhired112512152unhired
unshared121510702unshared
unsphered1556102unsphered
usher84517762usher__
ushers94415532usher_s
uttered82712432uttered
wuthered15157432wuthered

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671323.14034290.1
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.51650822.2
 
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