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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 “safer” 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.

249 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
safer8472181(None) 
saber75330241saber
safe75930951safe_
safes85226721safes
sager65432051sager
saker95132021saker
saner54334321saner
saver84831251saver
sawer85026211sawer
sayer84926551sayer
wafer114417641wafer
afar76720782_afar
after85719792_after
ager55935842_ager
aper66336232_aper
asker96418782asker
asper75520432asper
aster55434892aster
aver75931882_aver
baker115629542baker
baler75635272baler
barer74535802barer
baser74828922baser
caber95126832caber
cafe95230322cafe_
cafes106426922cafes
cager85229222cager
caner75334772caner
caper94831622caper
carer74942332carer
cater74840722cater
caver105629062caver
chafer144714572chafer
dafter104813342dafter
darer65230792darer
dater65332312dater
deafer104114812deafer
defer94619752defer
eager65526962eager
eater54639842eater
facer105525052facer
fader94421512fader
faker124824592faker
farer86733142farer
fer66646122__fer
fifer115519972fifer
gaffer134310132gaffer
gager74726292gager
gamer84928942gamer
gaper86125122gaper
gater64533652gater
gayer94519192gayer
gazer155720072gazer
gofer94814282gofer
hafter124815882hafter
haler85033522haler
hater85034752hater
haver115124462haver
hayer114620242hayer
hazer174820232hazer
infer84215032infer
jager134318132jager
japer146218882japer
kafir12488902kafir
lacer75833752lacer
lader65633722lader
lager65132862lager
laker95432872laker
lamer75233702lamer
laser54633322laser
later54843922later
laver85031792laver
laxer125420332laxer
layer84626472layer
lifer85822152lifer
loafer93610942loafer
macer912126942macer
maker114127812maker
maser75029972maser
mater74438862mater
mazer165722422mazer
namer75622102namer
oater55433732oater
offer114311382offer
pacer96131612pacer
pager84728202pager
paler75436932paler
paper95128662paper
parer75839902parer
pater74740722pater
paver104225832paver
pawer104422972pawer
payer105125722payer
racer75233022racer
rafter94517582rafter
raker94529792raker
raper74932752raper
rarer54731702rarer
raser55633412raser
rater54943282rater
raver85631492raver
rawer84623732rawer
razer144824272razer
refer84822142refer
rifer84721982rifer
sabe66140572sabe_
sabed86526812sabed
sabers85224732sabers
sabes76437462sabes
sabir75917002sabir
sabre74821502sabre
sacker125124842sacker
sadder82916972sadder
sade55544472sade_
sades65239892sades
sae38365182sa_e_
safari91110222safari
safely12249392safely
safest95016602safest
safety12206912safety
sage55044592sage_
sages65339062sages
sagger84321072sagger
sagier73717162sagier
sailer63526102sailer
sake85244962sake_
sakers104125432sakers
sakes95540752sakes
sale44959702sale_
salep77022952salep
sales56055592sales
salter64325082salter
salver94617752salver
same65245642same_
samek114915272samek
sander74828532sander
sane45954342sane_
saned65636272saned
sanes55649072sanes
sanger74524562sanger
sapor75119252sapor
sapper103822352sapper
saree55044662saree
sate45556102sate_
sated66238532sated
satem76021462satem
sates54949322sates
satyr848482satyr
saucer84314102saucer
sauger74316252sauger
save75741362save_
saved95127112saved
savers93825922savers
saves85838632saves
savor85417942savor
sawed95628402sawed
sawers94620162sawers
sawyer12438042sawyer
saxes125229342saxes
sayed96127142sayed
sayers94221592sayers
scaler84321602scaler
scarer84524602scarer
scarfer124511082scarfer
sealer63928962sealer
seamer84223612seamer
searer65432022searer
seater64534152seater
seder64826752seder
seer45547042s_eer
ser36752402s__er
serer55935502serer
sever85426052sever
sewer84426212sewer
shader104218762shader
shaker134319462shaker
shaper114119932shaper
sharer95025482sharer
shaver123718912shaver
sheer84726892sheer
shier85428942shier
shoer84722162shoer
shyer114714782shyer
sifter94516232sifter
siker95326032siker
siver85728612siver
sizer145521812sizer
skater105015492skater
skier95119592skier
slaker104219272slaker
slater64429182slater
slaver94419612slaver
slayer93916332slayer
slier54827242slier
slyer85515122slyer
snarer64620842snarer
sneer54919952sneer
soaker105717532soaker
soaper84517872soaper
soarer64522242soarer
sober74822412sober
sofar86115492sofar
softer94015312softer
sorer56236582sorer
sower85229312sower
spacer104917792spacer
spader94317132spader
sparer84524962sparer
speer74623902speer
spier75728032spier
staffer13299092staffer
stager74821342stager
staler64025822staler
starer64027362starer
stater64427562stater
stayer94516482stayer
steer55423862steer
strafer103912462strafer
suaver93014232suaver
suber74924502suber
suer45334032s_uer
suffer124314512suffer
super74924482super
surer54833092surer
surfer93515882surfer
swager104013612swager
swayer125210972swayer
sweer84918572sweer
taber73825822taber
taker95229002taker
taler56034862taler
tamer75230102tamer
taper74829772taper
tater54138612tater
tawer85223442tawer
taxer125019362taxer
wader95325362wader
wafers124316142wafers
wafery15398692wafery
wafter124114612wafter
wager95925052wager
waker125526592waker
waler84229262waler
water84733312water
waver115025702waver
waxer154317482waxer
yager95616752yager
yarer84321572yarer
zaffer21397152zaffer

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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit538002491.72031279.1
3Display Results2492490.0604150.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912491.87395403.6
 
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