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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 “near” 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.

255 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
near4523650(None) 
anear55420321anear
bear66844641bear
dear55343601dear
ear36867881_ear
fear75337791fear
gear55934971gear
hear76143881hear
lear47045951lear
neap66927011neap
nears55529421nears
neat46356781neat
pear69745231pear
rear45644551rear
sear47353841sear
tear45242881tear
wear75836721wear
year76534251year
afar76720782afar
agar58726412agar
ajar116217702ajar
alar46340072alar
anears63717182anears
ar211379382__ar
bar58070552_bar
bead75937922bead
beak106534382beak
beam86939232beam
bean66443862bean
beard86024962beard
bears75739042bears
beat66168302beat
beau66137272beau
beer65635992beer
blear75918682blear
boar66134292boar
car59165562_car
cedar84014322cedar
char95132152char
clear76219052clear
czar156013132czar
dead65434242dead
deaf85838402deaf
deair65817192deair
deal56347412deal
dean56039482dean
dears65736882dears
deary95826842deary
debar85517862debar
deer56739022deer
denar65223292denar
dewar95817732dewar
drear65016902drear
earl45838142_earl
earn46737552_earn
ears46356592_ears
eat36989052_eat
eau37450942_eau
endear74110012endear
er28345142_e_r
era35741502_era
err35626532_err
far67762602_far
feal713940422feal
fears84829392fears
feat76458222feat
fer66646122fe_r
feuar8310242feuar
fiar76427332fiar
gar47259902_gar
gears64628692gears
gnar56021382gnar
guar56923292guar
haar77323492haar
head87137172head
heal75645692heal
heap96432892heap
heard95222752heard
hears86737372hears
heart85440742heart
heat77061422heat
heir77523802heir
her66547812he_r
hoar76729162hoar
invar839512invar
izar136616012izar
jar107646152_jar
jean116629282jean
jeer115426462jeer
kbar106514652kbar
kea76540912kea_
keas86337092keas
kebar115113532kebar
keir86217872keir
knar85818722knar
knead10429662knead
kyar116916842kyar
lar37967532_lar
lea37660182lea_
lead56038852lead
leaf76441032leaf
leak86233712leak
leal46043272leal
lean46345242lean
leap66032682leap
learn55322662learn
lears55938732lears
leary85927382leary
leas45954182leas
leer46239352leer
lehr75514942lehr
liar47229682liar
linear65113342linear
maar66025062maar
mar57965952_mar
mead75531602mead
meal65643172meal
mean65538092mean
meat66359602meat
na28652482n_a_
naan47621932naan
nab56954922n_ab
nae35952742n_ae
nag46450812n_ag
nah69847002n_ah
nam55953392n_am
nan37854882n_an
nap56753202n_ap
narc67127952n_arc
nard56634452n_ard
nark85230062n_ark
nary76931222n_ary
navar83912732navar
naw66346492n_aw
nay66952772n_ay
ne27045102ne__
neaps75618322neaps
nearby11356052nearby
neared75119802neared
nearer64618892nearer
nearly94813732nearly
neater64424312neater
neath86020282neath
neats55931902neats
neb57238622ne_b
nebs66124982nebs
neck105423662neck
nectar838852nectar
nee36657782ne_e
need54934152need
neem67328082neem
neep65728312neep
neg47237342ne_g
negs55727362negs
neif75429492neif
nema65522522nema
nemas75321572nemas
nene45932062nene
neon47026422neon
nerd56624942nerd
ness45526562ness
nest45548732nest
net36670292ne_t
nets45941532nets
nett46643232nett
neuk87416602neuk
neum66723082neum
neve76224832neve
never86218642never
nevi75116422nevi
new66237092ne_w
newer85717462newer
news76127372news
newt76933742newt
next116631082next
noir46722432noir
nor38048822n_or
oar37057952_oar
osar46820952osar
par57467022_par
pea56657242pea_
peag75431342peag
peak106535202peak
peal68648102peal
pean66147172pean
pearl75324462pearl
pears75138612pears
peart76440752peart
peas65755062peas
peat65967932peat
peer66238352peer
per56353092pe_r
read55942532read
real45750292real
ream65841612ream
reap65934742reap
rearm75923572rearm
rears54739652rears
rebar75420192rebar
roar46328572roar
scar66434202scar
sea36161292sea_
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
sears54744912sears
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
seer45547042seer
ser36752402se_r
sera46141392sera
sewar85421102sewar
shear85424832shear
smear74416392smear
sneak96016172sneak
sneap75514822sneap
sneer54919952sneer
soar46838672soar
spar65433302spar
spear75821062spear
star48037762star
swear85316852swear
tar37570692_tar
tea37353322tea_
teak85930842teak
teal45546502teal
team66238652team
tears55436462tears
teary85124052teary
teas45851492teas
teat45963632teat
tsar47819802tsar
tzar136315372tzar
unbar71913612unbar
unbear889162unbear
var66148332_var
veal76936812veal
veer76229572veer
velar85817632velar
vera76828842vera
war67262422_war
weak117126302weak
weal75838682weal
wean75734352wean
wears86030302wears
weary115620612weary
weer75535092weer
weir76019922weir
yar67253832_yar
yea66445752yea_
yeah106725412yeah
yean75834582yean
yearn86316432yearn
years84527672years
yeas78638422yeas
zeal135530332zeal

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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit298722550.86034734.9
3Display Results2552550.0634047.6
 (SQL Overall)1786912551.189150286.8
 
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