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

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99 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
dirges8491510(None) 
dinges83825421dinges
dirge75117071dirge_
barges94528252barges
bilges94915632bilges
binges93923122binges
birles84920642birles
birses84717732birses
cires74932912cir_es
dairies84217732dairies
dares66146702dar_es
diaries83321952diaries
dices86434242di_ces
didies84621832didies
didoes85716962didoes
dienes75719902dienes
dies55653522di__es
dieses75218692dieses
digest84019622di_gest
digged104314652digged
digger94616082digger
diggers104413392diggers
digress938322digress
digs66036052di_g_s
dikes105831332di_kes
dimes85833042di_mes
dines66449152di_nes
dinge75627302dinge_
dinged95221782dinged
dinger85323672dinger
dingers94321382dingers
dingey114914052dingey
dingeys12458402dingeys
dingies93618242dingies
dingles93818322dingles
dingoes94114832dingoes
dings76331402ding_s
dingus83611842dingus
diodes83915782diodes
dirams94413702dirams
dire56644142dir_e_
direr64927072dir_er
direst75024242dir_est
dirked124912272dirked
dirks105619522dir_ks
dirled84514902dirled
dirls64720502dir_ls
dirties83119382dirties
dirts66824462dir_ts
dishes104622652dishes
dismes95617672dismes
disses75225962disses
dites66339152di_tes
ditzes163212422ditzes
diverges13258312diverges
dives95832402di_ves
dodges96119072dodges
doges75630162d_oges
dories75232362dories
drees65628522d_rees
dregs76114862d_regs
dries64733672d_ries
drives105117112drives
dures65635922dur_es
fidges114114382fidges
fires85740752fir_es
forges105024262forges
friges104116482friges
gorges85321892gorges
gurges84716862gurges
hinges105121032hinges
hirees95117292hirees
hires86134342hir_es
ires45639282_ir_es
larges74824232larges
lieges74113442lieges
marges94525712marges
merges94122482merges
midges103516472midges
mirages102213532mirages
mires75640882mir_es
parges94529542parges
purges94421762purges
ridges85817002ridges
sarges75128592sarges
serges74225962serges
sieges73816832sieges
singes74326852singes
sirees64624582sirees
sires55945372sir_es
surges73924592surges
targes74524592targes
tinges74722332tinges
tires55437492tir_es
urges64619912_urges
verges104320172verges
vires84529682vir_es
virgas1048882virgas
wires86034912wir_es

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551992.56332208.7
3Display Results99990.0333000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691992.70666035.1
 
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