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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwere” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
were7623833(None) 
cere66741471cere
dere56845901dere
ere36352771_ere
fere76342231fere
here76447101here
mere67244441mere
pere66450261pere
sere46153471sere
ware76254721ware
wee66760811we_e
weer75535091weer
wert79749821wert
where117019421where
wire75839811wire
wore77144671wore

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit13983160.50027966.0
3Display Results16160.0161000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691160.639279641.6