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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 “speared” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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89 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
speared10431442(None) 
seared75232841s_eared
sheared114516001sheared
smeared104510621smeared
spared95427491sp_ared
speaned103411521speaned
spearer93913661spearer
speered103614811speered
speired103811101speired
afeared1176832afeared
aneared8512742aneared
appeared1336142appeared
bleared104211252bleared
cleared103612462cleared
eared65139502__eared
feared106320432_feared
geared85317742_geared
neared75119802_neared
pared86946762_p_ared
peaced115818912_peaced
peaked136117402_peaked
pealed95322812_pealed
pearled10411552_pearled
peered93819492_peered
reared75930012_reared
scared95227292s_cared
seabed95017692s_eabed
sealed74328362s_ealed
seamed94823882s_eamed
searer65432022s_earer
seated75131062s_eated
sepaled10510592sepaled
sered65737292s_e_red
shared105829062s_hared
sheafed14388972sheafed
shearer104414682shearer
sheaved143411632sheaved
sheered113515452sheered
sleaved113611132sleaved
smearer94110402smearer
snared74824552s_nared
sneaked12329692sneaked
sneaped10338812sneaped
sneered83113972sneered
soared74324292s_oared
spaced114517252sp_aced
spaded103816752sp_aded
spaed85522272sp_a_ed
spare75135562sp_are_
sparer84524962sp_arer
spares84834552sp_ares
sparged113512762sp_arged
sparid94016932sp_arid
sparked143513142sp_arked
sparred104512862sparred
spayed124213612sp_ayed
speaker133311212speaker
spear75821062spear__
spearers103711142spearers
spearhead1542982spearhead
spearmen1234852spearmen
spears84019472spear_s
specced14266702specced
specked16329012specked
speed85526622spe__ed
speeded113310422speeded
speeled103712452speeled
speiled104412122speiled
spelled103714742spelled
spewed125512332spe_wed
sphered133512312sphered
spiered104412462spiered
spired94921862sp_ired
splayed13357812splayed
spoored104411292spoored
spored94821792sp_ored
sprayed13398902sprayed
spurred103610622spurred
squared173610562squared
stared75429872s_tared
steaded92811672steaded
steamed103712142steamed
steered83615252steered
sugared938582sugared
supered10316122supe_red
swearer10349952swearer
sweated113411542sweated
teared75722152_teared
upreared1137072upreared

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671893.18633795.0
3Display Results89890.0302966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691893.59249746.9
 
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