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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 “fermi” 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.

61 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
fermi10391416(None) 
fermis114313501fermis
berm86732752berm_
berme96022942berme
berms95323662berms
cerci93716392cerci
derm76031892derm_
derma84918512derma
dermic114511912dermic
dermis94717162dermis
derms85022892derms
farci105919312farci
farm95934532farm_
farms106324952farms
fem86040732fe_m_
feme96130542fe_me
femme125011432femme
fems96428702fe_ms
fer66646122fer__
feral85424652feral
fere76342232fer_e
feres86038182feres
feria85922712feria
ferlie92814052ferlie
ferly115517352ferly
fermion1236762fermion
fermium1446352fermium
fern76129322fer_n
ferns85220082ferns
ferny115816182ferny
ferric1139992ferric
ferry116020802ferry
fervid1337512fervid
filmi105914002filmi
firm96026452firm_
firms105217422firms
form95836872form_
forme105225992forme
formic13310452formic
forms105327052forms
fremd115010322fremd
germ75428962germ_
germs85118872germs
germy115113662germy
herm95636152herm_
herma105318882herma
hermai118912862hermai
hermit11519442hermit
herms105626432herms
kermis124012392kermis
peri65636972per_i
perm85834632perm_
permit10321682permit
perms95524512perms
semi65127222se_mi
serai56830162serai
terai53525482terai
term66233152term_
terms75523472terms
vermin113414522vermin
vermis114214962vermis

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 Limit53800611.53335094.6
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691611.87695251.1
 
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