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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 “quaere” 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
quaere15411067(None) 
quaeres163310841quaeres
quare143920541qua_re
quatre153512351quatre
quake184114642qua_ke
quaker193811622quaker_
quakers20309692quakers
quale143617852qua_le
quark184614122qua_rk
quarrel1636102quarrel
quarry1837472quarry
quart144027852qua_rt
quarte154115322quarte
quate144521412qua_te
quatres163411932quatres
quaver18309312quaver_
quavered2144812quavered
quaverer2054582quaverer
quavers19309012quavers
quavery22225482quavery
queer143712812queer_
queered17117212queered
queerer16106502queerer
queers153510772queers
quern143610402qu_ern
query174212082qu_ery
queue143711232qu_eue
quire144917132qu_ire
square154513362squa_re
tuyere9408612tuyere

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 Filter178691825510.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit82551302.51632810.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691302.93560882.8
 
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