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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 “sharpeners” 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.

50 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
sharpeners154389(None) 
sharpener1444581sharpener_
hardeners1338082_hardeners
harkeners1636072_harkeners
sharpened1544482sharpene_d
sharpens13377812sharpen__s
sharpers133810942sharp__ers
sharpness1434932sharp_ness
shorteners1345082shorteners
careeners1138533_careeners
carpenters1445833_carpenters
charterers15146053charterers
chasteners1554793chasteners
cheapeners1743113cheapeners
dampeners1444663_dampeners
darkeners1435153_darkeners
gardeners1136603_gardeners
hamperers16287533_hamperers
hardener1238883_hardener_
harkener1537573_harkener_
harpers124916203_harp__ers
harpooners1543813_harpooners
hasteners12267813_hasteners
hearkeners1743983hearkeners
hearteners1346213hearteners
larceners1135993_larceners
parceners1337453_parceners
sarcenets1146953s_arcenets
sarsenets946513s_arsenets
scamperers1643473scamperers
scarceness1444763scarceness
scarpers124712513scarp__ers
screeners1136723s_creeners
shampooers1742493shampooers
shapeless1435563sha_peless
shapers124016893sha_p__ers
sharers104720623shar___ers
sharkers154011053shar__kers
sharpen12389723sharpen___
sharpening1644883sharpening
sharper124312703sharp__er_
sharpies13411223sharp_ie_s
shatterers13185723shatterers
shortener1245773shortener_
shriekers16224423sh_riekers
slackeners1643423slackeners
spareness1139863spar_eness
sparseness1245493sparseness
stampeders15233203stampeders
warreners1236193_warreners

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603506.56321423.6
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691506.74926476.7
 
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