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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 “ferrites” 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.

38 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
ferrites11231283(None) 
ferrates113013421ferrates
ferries103521081ferri_es
ferrite103312751ferrite_
berries94423552berri_es
cerites94823432ce_rites
derries83124622derri_es
derrises93012782derrises
felsites1138072felsites
ferities111416712fe_rities
ferlies103216692ferli_es
ferrate103014042ferrate_
ferreted1236332ferreted
ferreter1136542ferreter
ferreters1246252ferreters
ferrets103111392ferret_s
ferriages1345662ferriages
ferried113411522ferri_ed
ferritic1347072ferritic
ferritin1147382ferritin
ferritins1247272ferritins
ferrules1136162ferrules
frites94922482f__rites
herries104025072herri_es
jerries143817512jerri_es
kernites1269112kernites
kerries113317912kerri_es
perlites10316362perlites
perries93226602perri_es
rewrites11311062rewrites
serrates82617022serrates
serries73925352serri_es
tergites9310542tergites
termites10313692termites
terries73425632terri_es
terrines82117552terrines
territs72714502territ_s
verites103822262ve_rites

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059383.40635542.9
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.81246875.9
 
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