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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 “serf” 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.

192 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
serf7634011(None) 
kerf115827461kerf
seif75638731seif
self75138291self
ser36752401ser_
sera46141391sera
sere46153471sere
serfs84922011serfs
serif84132131serif
sers45746651sers
surf76039311surf
aero45435342aero
aery77231682aery
arf67453372_arf
barf95844412barf
beef96233682beef
berg75425542berg
berk105929842berk
berm86732752berm
cere66741472cere
cero66329452cero
corf95941482corf
curf97538782curf
deaf85838402deaf
def76546722de_f
delf85436572delf
dere56845902dere
derm76031892derm
eery76129622eery
ef57345362_e_f
eff96128622_eff
elf66138522_elf
enserf9310762enserf
er28345142_er_
era35741502_era
ere36352772_ere
erg45531072_erg
ern35738362_ern
err35626532_err
ers36046282_ers
fer66646122fer_
fere76342232fere
fern76129322fern
germ75428962germ
her66547812her_
herb94730962herb
herd84933062herd
here76447102here
herl75834552herl
herm95636152herm
hern76134892hern
hero74635782hero
hers75844872hers
jerk154920132jerk
keef115830002keef
kef105639662ke_f
kerb104322712kerb
kerfs125413572kerfs
kern85326212kern
leaf76441032leaf
merc87225622merc
mere67244442mere
merk106027942merk
merl65830972merl
neif75429492neif
nerd56624942nerd
pelf97031452pelf
per56353092per_
pere66450262pere
peri65636972peri
perk106232842perk
perm85834632perm
perp89029892perp
pert66759322pert
perv97224812perv
reef74938212reef
ref66053292re_f
reif76937652reif
sard55344242sard
sari45444042sari
sark84938972sark
scarf105427142scarf
scry96017762scry
scurf104719322scurf
sea36161292se_a
seal45654372seal
seam66645972seam
sear47353842sear
sears54744912sears
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
sec55945322se_c
secs65033892secs
sect67443622sect
see35772262se_e
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
seers55136382seers
sees45361052sees
seg45544882se_g
sego56525182sego
segs54933882segs
sei36048932se_i
seifs85019332seifs
seis45542392seis
sel38253322se_l
selfs85220242selfs
sell45840612sell
sels46345982sels
seme65836652seme
semi65127222semi
sen36058522se_n
send55237292send
sene46848052sene
sent46963012sent
sept65844362sept
serac75925202serac
serai56830162serai
seral56336382seral
sered65737292sered
serer55935512serer
seres55448892seres
serge64727472serge
serifs94017052serifs
serin55434442serin
serow86720442serow
serry84824122serry
serum75223472serum
serve85425962serve
servo84516682servo
set36681252se_t
seta45637312seta
sets45549502sets
sett45949052sett
sew66247262se_w
sewn76124332sewn
sews75836022sews
sex107043222se_x
sext117338092sext
sexy146418022sexy
sheaf115424122sheaf
shelf115221112shelf
sherd96321152sherd
sherif122915242sherif
shri76021702shri
sir35746672sir_
sire46150412sire
sirs44338332sirs
smerk115412722smerk
snarf86525422snarf
sora45746912sora
sorb68333042sorb
sord56237202sord
sore47059532sore
sori46039842sori
sorn46641062sorn
sort46264812sort
sperm93216022sperm
spry96819122spry
sri35634002s_ri
stere55328542stere
stern55319122stern
suer45334032suer_
suers55128482suers
sura45740292sura
surd56433812surd
sure45447412sure
surfs85022542surfs
surfy115319472surfy
swarf115324652swarf
teff106023762teff
term66233152term
tern46134802tern
tref77030992tref
turf75334052turf
user45023002user_
users55817572users
vera76828842vera
verb96224872verb
vert77249372vert
very108025642very
were76238332were
wert79749822wert
yerk116222082yerk
zarf166929122zarf
zerk175319252zerk
zero134822472zero

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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298721920.82636164.6
3Display Results1921920.0335818.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911921.139156884.1
 
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