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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 “kefir” 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.

31 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
kefir1245791(None) 
kafir12488901kafir
kefirs13396651kefirs
keir86217871ke_ir
befit105222662befit
deair65817192deair
defer94619752defer
defi86321492defi_
defier105118652defier
defis96717502defis
emir65918702_emir
fir66744892__fir
heir77523802he_ir
kaffir16345302kaffir
kafirs13306982kafirs
kebar115113532kebar
kef105639662kef__
kefs115922742kef_s
keirs95313672ke_irs
kelim11912552kelim
kepi105315632kepi_
kepis115313362kepis
kevil12399862kevil
kir76535682k__ir
kufi11910652kufi_
kufis1249252kufis
refer84822142refer
refire95419472refire
refit84230062refit
refix155212482refix
weir76019922we_ir

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 Limit53800311.36039558.8
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691311.673106808.7
 
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