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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 “cherisher” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

31 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
cherisher176523(None) 
cherished1865191cherished
cherishers1854551cherishers
cherishes1767561cherishes
cherish15310462cherish__
chorister1487152chorister
blemisher1663653blemisher
cerise84822043c_eris_e_
cerises94722253c_eris_es
charier124317903chari__er
cheerier1348003cheeri__er
cheesier1335963che_esier
chemise143211503chemis_e_
chemises153211983chemis_es
cherishing1944833cherishing
chertier1387873cher_tier
chewier1537593chewi__er
choristers1586113choristers
christen13106703ch_risten
clerihew1642683cleri_hew
clerisies1147253clerisies
crasher124616163c__rasher
crisper113511053c__risper
crusher124412323c__rusher
harsher13310363_har_sher
heister103613623_he_ister
nourisher1274483nourisher
perished14310093_perished
perishes13313753_perishes
thrasher1455743th_rasher
thresher1455823th_resher

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641317.23320550.4
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.67223291.3
 
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