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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 “were” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

311 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(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
acre67330772acre
aerie54634602aerie
aero45435342aero
aery77231682aery
are37874572_are
aware86420022aware
awee76336642awe_e
bare65460522bare
bee56262402be_e
beer65635992beer
bene66439492bene
beret74946362beret
berg75425542berg
berk105929842berk
berm86732752berm
berme96022942berme
bore66051332bore
bree67241262bree
byre95023852byre
care66968372care
cede74928762cede
cee55952702ce_e
cepe84926652cepe
cered85227442cered
ceres75540012ceres
cero66329452cero
cete64934782cete
cire65836372cire
core67263112core
cure66149122cure
dare55848862dare
dee47665822de_e
deer56739022deer
deke95228762deke
dele56843082dele
deme76536282deme
dene56643412dene
derm76031892derm
dire56644142dire
dore56353302dore
dree56638322dree
dure56341812dure
eerie55228532eerie
eery76129622eery
eke75630092_eke
eme55837182_eme
er28345142_er_
era35741502_era
erg45531072_erg
ern35738352_ern
erne46727422_erne
err35626532_err
ers36046282_ers
eve66331162_eve
ewe66630982_ewe
ewer77523982ewer_
ewers86018822ewers
eye65539772_eye
eyre75525252eyre
fare76354462fare
fee66862012fe_e
feme96130542feme
fer66646122fer_
feres86038182feres
fern76129322fern
fete75734922fete
fire76245592fire
fore78351472fore
free75940182free
frere85617722frere
gee45359202ge_e
gene56237222gene
genre66016802genre
germ75428962germ
gore55744962gore
gree56641562gree
gyre84722762gyre
hare76255732hare
hebe96424702hebe
heme95034412heme
her66547812her_
herb94730962herb
herd84933062herd
heres86245902heres
herl75834552herl
herm95636152herm
hern76134892hern
hero74635782hero
hers75844872hers
hire75538962hire
ire36943172_ire
jee106648642je_e
jeer115426462jeer
jefe146516882jefe
jerk154920132jerk
jete115927252jete
kerb104322712kerb
kerf115827462kerf
kern85326212kern
kerne94718212kerne
kore85834162kore
lee36068142le_e
leer46239352leer
leke85527402leke
lire47845292lire
lore45850352lore
lure45142462lure
lyre75623792lyre
mare64759322mare
meme85330552meme
merc87225622merc
merde84320122merde
merer75126232merer
meres75143572meres
merge84523682merge
merk106027942merk
merl65830972merl
merle75824372merle
mete64438132mete
metre74821302metre
meze154420902meze
mire66748222mire
more67154522more
mure65941332mure
nee36657782ne_e
nene45932062nene
nerd56624942nerd
nerve86617372nerve
neve76224832neve
ogre56320742ogre
ore36661832_ore
pare66760842pare
pee56066512pe_e
peer66238352peer
peke105926202peke
pele65539552pele
per56353092per_
perea75026442perea
peres76246642peres
peri65636972peri
perk106232842perk
perm85834632perm
perp89029892perp
perse75429522perse
pert66759322pert
perv97224812perv
pore66451262pore
pree67044732pree
pure65543332pure
pyre94925552pyre
rare45348432rare
re26153742__re
rede55037662rede
ree37974072re_e
rete44944132rete
see35772262se_e
seer45547042seer
seme65836652seme
sene46848052sene
ser36752402ser_
sera46141392sera
sered65737292sered
serer55935502serer
seres55448892seres
serf76340112serf
serge64727462serge
sers45746652sers
serve85425962serve
sire46150412sire
sore47059532sore
stere55328542stere
sure45447412sure
sware85828212sware
swede94413202swede
sweer84918572sweer
swerve1256292swerve
swore84920812swore
tare45957622tare
tee38366872te_e
tele45040872tele
terce75721842terce
term66233152term
tern46134802tern
terne56426152terne
terse55026822terse
there87527392there
tire46143352tire
tore47359322tore
tree47745812tree
twee76827082twe_e
twerp10398412twerp
tyre75428252tyre
vee65750182ve_e
veer76229572veer
vera76828842vera
verb96224872verb
verge93419832verge
verse84723582verse
vert77249372vert
verve115417722verve
very108025642very
wade85237062wade
wae67556952w_ae
wage84834082wage
wake114935702wake
wale74546432wale
wame95035482wame
wane76344712wane
war67262422war_
ward86542252ward
wared96339872wared
wares88250582wares
wark115737772wark
warm95935672warm
warn75239322warn
warp95635002warp
wars78659802wars
wart77866082wart
wary106740012wary
wave105234732wave
we57043452w__e
weak117126302weak
weal75838682weal
wean75734352wean
wear75836722wear
wearer94319402wearer
wears86030302wears
weary115620612weary
weave115218532weave
web85735562we_b
weber10313522weber
webs96622122webs
wed75843622we_d
wedel94513952wedel
wedge105215632wedge
weds86628932weds
weed85637512weed
week116428152week
weel75834082weel
ween75835462ween
weep95131652weep
wees76249122wees
weet75254152weet
weft105435012weft
weir76019922weir
weird95111282weird
weirs84316492weirs
weka117013872weka
weld84727732weld
well75832042well
welt75547862welt
wen66249602we_n
wend85330452wend
wens76337932wens
went76051872went
wept95635052wept
west75748082west
wet65966622we_t
wets75940292wets
whee105429592whee
wheres125917432wheres
wherve15568112wherve
whore116018042whore
wide85235402wide
wife105228022wife
wile75944372wile
wine74953422wine
wipe94830282wipe
wired95327642wired
wirer85124952wirer
wires86034912wires
wiry106422832wiry
wise75737342wise
wite75443272wite
wive105931752wive
woe66651242w_oe
woke115527962woke
word89832002word
work115528842work
worm96129482worm
worn75631752worn
worse86525262worse
wort76654752wort
wove105624312wove
wren78221682wren
wry96524702w_ry
wye96331972w_ye
wyle105519382wyle
wyte106018642wyte
yare75636942yare
yerk116222082yerk
yore76335942yore
zee126143232ze_e
zerk175319252zerk
zero134822462zero

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 Filter178691298720.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit298723110.89033564.0
3Display Results3113110.0803887.5
 (SQL Overall)1786913111.050170181.9
 
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