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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 “sprue” 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.

85 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
sprue7471763(None) 
spree74830861spree
spruce103910871spruce
sprues84515761sprues
sprug85313891sprug
spue66025521sp_ue
grue55825712_grue
pree67044732_pree
prude84615972_prude
prune75119632_prune
pure65543332_pure
rue35549262__rue
saree55044662saree
sarge65531132sarge
scree720031712scree
scrub94914202scrub
scrum95418202scrum
segue6314412segue
sere46153472ser_e
serge64727472serge
serum75223472serum
serve85425962serve
shrub104814892shrub
shrug94512512shrug
sire46150412sir_e
siree55238812siree
sirup74014912sirup
slue45332192s_lue
sore47059532sor_e
sorus54527582sorus
space95325672space
spade84423322spade
spae65034322sp_ae
spake114322742spake
spale74929212spale
spare75135562spare
sparge94216052sparge
sparse84516342sparse
spate74731582spate
spice95528812spice
spike114922842spike
spile75230082spile
spine76534422spine
spire75828692spire
spite75430662spite
spode84617702spode
spoke114818662spoke
spore75428592spore
sporule937272sporule
spouse84112512spouse
spout75029632spout
sprag86418692sprag
sprat76635972sprat
spray106720062spray
sprees85620642sprees
sprier84119062sprier
sprig85617742sprig
sprit76736402sprit
sprite84421772sprite
sprout8419402sprout
spruced12307532spruced
sprucer11317682sprucer
spruces113810502spruces
sprucy13356322sprucy
sprugs94010172sprugs
sprung94610032sprung
spry96819122spr_y
spryer11418532spryer
spud75818492sp_ud
spued84918472sp_ued
spues75025382sp_ues
spume95817312spume
spun66221462sp_un
spur65321192sp_ur
spurge93711322spurge
spurn74815452spurn
spurs74621522spurs
spurt77227982spurt
strum75619452strum
strut56030732strut
sue35651462s__ue
sure45447412sur_e
surge65027692surge
syrup103010962syrup
true46725852_true

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800851.54634799.5
3Display Results85850.0165312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691851.87595301.9
 
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