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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 “schmeared” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

40 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
schmeared174305(None) 
schmeered1743271schmeered
schmear1484042schmear__
schmears1584102schmear_s
sheared114516002s_h_eared
smeared104510622s__meared
besmeared1443433besmeared
chared125423693_ch__ared
cheated134416343_ch_eated
cheered133713293_ch_eered
cleared103612463_c_leared
compared153811823_compared
escheated1546273esch_eated
ochered132610283och_e_red
scampered1635233scampered
scared95227293sc___ared
schemed1577753sch_e_med
schlepped1942233schlepped
schmearing1842863schmearing
schmeer1475363schme__er
schmeers1574833schmeer_s
schmelze2443153schmelze_
schmelzes2542673schmelzes
schmoosed17294303schmoosed
schmoozed26244133schmoozed
screaked15246983sc_reaked
screamed13277603sc_reamed
seared75232843s___eared
shared105829063s_h__ared
sheafed14388973s_h_eafed
shearer104414683s_h_earer
sheaved143411633s_h_eaved
sheered113515453s_h_eered
shmear1176933s_hmear__
shmears1277073s_hmear_s
simmered1336863simme_red
smearer94110403s__mearer
speared104314423s__peared
sphered133512313sph_e_red
summered1338143summe_red

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641407.40620070.3
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.84222786.4
 
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