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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhearer” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
hearer9432364(None) 
bearer85323911bearer
dearer74822801dearer
fearer94820181fearer
header104422541header
healer94221801healer
heaper114119521heaper
hearers104319781hearers
heater94828301heater
heaver124819671heaver
nearer64618891nearer
rearer64928911rearer
searer65432021searer
shearer104414681shearer
tearer64822901tearer
wearer94319401wearer

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691487550.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit48755160.86056691.9
3Display Results16160.0131230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691160.953187503.7