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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 “scurfier” 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.

28 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
scurfier1326705(None) 
scurvier13255881scurvier
surfier102613541s_urfier
curdier103312622_curdier
curlier93314182_curlier
currier93316702_currier
curvier123110662_curvier
scarfer124511082scarf_er
scarier94017872scar_ier
scarifier1446652scarifier
scarrier10298452scarrier
scorifier1445412scorifier
scruffier1743302scruffier
scuffer15328882scu_ffer
scuffler16286702scuffler
scummier1445082scummier
scurfiest14236862scurfiest
scurried11267052scurried
scurries102911482scurries
scurvies13248122scurvies
scuzzier1842712scuzzier
snuffier14276942snuffier
spurrier10297692spurrier
stuffier14336622stuffier
sturdier9216962sturdier
surfer93515882s_urf_er
surlier72915442s_urlier
turfier10249792_turfier

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121059284.04629920.7
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.49839726.8
 
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