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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsharpest” 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.

26 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
sharpest133914(None) 
chariest13315502chariest
hardest113118412_hardest
harpist12312352_harpist
harvest132112752_harvest
scarcest12169172scarcest
scariest101615942scariest
searest73322022sear_est
shadiest121711272shadiest
shakiest151910932shakiest
shaliest111415042shaliest
shapes115124942sha_pes_
shares95236412shar_es_
sharped134112042sharpe_d
sharpen12389722sharpe_n
sharpens13377812sharpens
sharper124312702sharpe_r
sharpers133810942sharpers
sharpies13411222sharpies_
sharpness1434932sharpness
sharps115516082sharp_s_
shortest11310772shortest
smartest10310182smartest
sparest94616422spar_est
sparsest1048812sparsest
starkest1239722starkest

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059264.45327185.9
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691264.60938770.0