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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 “hermae” 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.

30 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
hermae11531447(None) 
herma105318881herma_
hermai118912861hermai
thermae125310501thermae
berme96022942berm_e
derma84918512derma_
dermal93614342dermal
dermas94116812dermas
feriae95618602feriae
fermate122813002fermate
gemmae11507792gemmae
german9611982german
germane1049662germane
hemal104419802he_mal
heme95034412he_m_e
herbage1337012herbage
herbal112513492herbal
herdman13238422herdman
here76447102her__e
hereat93527412hereat
herm95636152herm__
hermaean1343602hermaean
hermit11519442hermit
herms105626432herm_s
herniae1039042herniae
hetman112510602hetman
merman10513862merman
terrae62915212terrae
thermal125010972thermal
therme115814992therm_e

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551302.29635954.3
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691302.65567303.6
 
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