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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 “lears” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

293 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lears5593873(None) 
bears75739041bears
blears85116451blears
clears84116561clears
dears65736881dears
ears46356591_ears
fears84829391fears
gears64628691gears
hears86737371hears
lars46956571l_ars
leads66028491leads
leafs85721181leafs
leaks95923911leaks
leans55536251leans
leaps75522931leaps
lear47045951lear_
learn55322661learn
learns65513741learns
leary85927381leary
leas45954181lea_s
leers54828981leers
lehrs86111131lehrs
liars54723161liars
nears55529421nears
pears75138611pears
rears54739651rears
sears54744911sears
tears55436461tears
wears86030301wears
years84527671years
afars85716512afars
agars66120642agars
alegars838932alegars
altars64518152altars
anears63717182anears
ars37670932__ars
bars66564092_bars
beads85429502beads
beaks115326622beaks
beams95328172beams
beans75734692beans
bear66844642bear_
beard86024962beard
beards94116672beards
beats76042242beats
beaus75127112beaus
beers75628392beers
bleaks125112432bleaks
blear75918682blear_
bleary115112552bleary
bleats85518612bleats
boars75229602boars
cars67364762_cars
cedars93312832cedars
chars105936642chars
cleans85817052cleans
clear76219052clear_
cleats84919312cleats
czars164812912czars
deads75726912deads
deairs74013782deairs
deals65435342deals
deans66131392deans
dear55343602dear_
deary95826842deary
debars94218042debars
deers64930522deers
denars74621432denars
dewars105117072dewars
drears74614252drears
ear36867882_ear_
earl45838142_earl
earls56127512_earls
earn46737552_earn
earns55927562_earns
eats47054872_eats
elans55527752elans
eras45441502_eras
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_e_rs
fear75337792fear_
feats86432752feats
feuars938652feuars
fiars86720832fiars
fleams115011942fleams
fleas86423662flea_s
fleers96015792fleers
gars55750742_gars
gear55934972gear_
gleams94812252gleams
gleans75014742gleans
gnars66718852gnars
guars65021052guars
haars85620472haars
heads95127112heads
heals85733462heals
heaps105223222heaps
hear76143882hear_
heard95222752heard
hearse94114272hearse
heart85440742heart
hearts96218942hearts
heats85838402heats
heirs85618562heirs
hers75844872he_rs
hoars85925552hoars
izars145112932izars
jars117338352_jars
jeans126022112jeans
jeers124818132jeers
kbars114612602kbars
keas86337092kea_s
kebars124112492kebars
keirs95313672keirs
knars94416112knars
kyars124813962kyars
laari54415712laari
labs67145122l_abs
lacs66942482l_acs
lads56549132l_ads
lags56546222l_ags
lahars94013162lahars
lairs55425872lairs
lams66552262l_ams
laps66848872l_aps
lar37967532l_ar_
lard56742002l_ard
lards65331862l_ards
lares54852632l_ares
lari45839152l_ari
laris54737462l_aris
lark85733862l_ark
larks95227812l_arks
las37281472l_a_s
lass47444542l_ass
lats45962702l_ats
lavs76734152l_avs
laws76441682l_aws
lays76043252l_ays
lazars153812392lazars
lea37660182lea__
leach105422522leach
lead56038852lea_d
leaders83819602leaders
leady95618602leady
leaf76441032lea_f
leafy116316212leafy
leak86233712lea_k
leakers113415422leakers
leaky125217722leaky
leal46043272lea_l
lean46345242lea_n
leaners73718172leaners
leant56737782leant
leap66032682lea_p
leapers93716662leapers
leapt75027472leapt
learnt64019252learnt
lease55230262lease
leasers74717842leasers
leases65428112leases
leash85519212leash
least56134882least
leasts64616412leasts
leave84723722leave
leavers103717782leavers
leaves94222382leaves
leavy115715772leavy
leeks95318892leeks
leer46239352leer_
leery85919132leery
lees45455882le_es
leets54927122leets
lefts86517812lefts
legals73412732legals
legers74518312legers
leges64427292leges
legs56133692le_gs
lehr75514942lehr_
leis45739602le_is
leks85427602le_ks
lekvars1432692lekvars
lemans85316392lemans
lemurs837252lemurs
lends65326252lends
lenes54738522lenes
lenis56326862lenis
lenos56024862lenos
lens46146492le_ns
lepers84817322lepers
les35663072le__s
leses54930812leses
less45635102le_ss
lets47147942le_ts
leuds66214812leuds
levers94621322levers
levis85818552levis
lewis85315842lewis
lexes127225262lexes
lexis125916032lexis
leys76430182le_ys
liar47229682liar_
liard65418592liard
liards75212612liards
lidars7310782lidars
liers55130402liers
liras56021982liras
loads65323372loads
loafs85616992loafs
loams75619862loams
loans56026462loans
lours55125292lours
luaus54514902luaus
lunars65012812lunars
lyard95113212lyard
lyart85121882lyart
maars74621632maars
mars66261872_mars
meads85425322meads
meals75933382meals
means75831232means
meats75034052meats
neaps75618322neaps
near45236502near_
neats55931902neats
oars46846032_oars
pars67560792_pars
peags86122842peags
peaks114825622peaks
peals75235492peals
peans75437642peans
pear69745232pear_
pearl75324462pearl
pearls84715392pearls
peart76440752peart
peas65755062pea_s
peats76140192peats
peers75130272peers
pleads94613952pleads
pleas75627032plea_s
pleats85218592pleats
reads64835272reads
reals55038652reals
reams75729622reams
reaps75626192reaps
rear45644552rear_
rearm75923572rearm
rearms85114652rearms
rebars84019832rebars
roars55622242roars
scars75433532scars
seals54839702seals
seams75731662seams
sear47353842sear_
seas45755272sea_s
seats54844342seats
seers55136382seers
sers45746652se_rs
sewars94018632sewars
shears93820902shears
smears84714432smears
soars54732512soars
spars75431542spars
spears84019472spears
stars55836572stars
swears94114072swears
tars46763952_tars
teaks94222902teaks
teals56234132teals
teams75726512teams
tear45242882tear_
teary85124052teary
teas45851492tea_s
teats55636812teats
tsars56717112tsars
tzars144914272tzars
vars75742072_vars
veals84926192veals
veers84521362veers
velars93913722velars
wars78659802_wars
weals85428742weals
weans85326742weans
wear75836722wear_
weary115620612weary
weirs84316492weirs
yeahs115214552yeahs
yeans86624882yeans
year76534252year_
yearn86316432yearn
yearns9509542yearns
yeas78638422yea_s
zeals145320852zeals

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 Limit538002931.50035866.7
3Display Results2932930.0933150.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912931.90693751.8
 
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