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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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95 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
ferny11581618(None) 
fenny115115131fenny
ferly115517351ferly
fern76129321fern_
ferns85220081ferns
ferry116020801ferry
aery77231682aer_y
barny105821732barny
benny105217362benny
berry104521772berry
carny105822922carny
corny106023272corny
deny86027122de_ny
deray95024182deray
derby114715342derby
derry94721372derry
eery76129622eer_y
ern35738362_ern_
erne46727432_erne
erns45428232_erns
faery116015482faer_y
fanny114816042fanny
farcy135217092farcy
fawny144711712fawny
feint84732252feint
felly114922802felly
felony123710322felony
fen66851352fe_n_
fend84832972fe_nd
fens76139762fe_ns
fer66646122fer__
feral85424652feral
fere76342232fer_e
feres86038182feres
feria85922712feria
ferine96422582ferine
ferity122813342ferity
fermi103914162fermi
fernery1335812fernery
fey95940882fe__y
feyly14429512feyly
fezzy199811452fezzy
fiery114714792fier_y
finny114716752finny
firn76927502firn_
firns86018542firns
firry115713532firry
foray115023972foray
forby135317672forby
forky156119642forky
forty114824272forty
fray105428902f_ray
frena85915272frena
frenzy2135882frenzy
fry96226502f_r_y
funny114614832funny
furry116719282furry
fury107727972fur_y
furzy2010116062furzy
germy115113662germy
henry114014472henry
herby134715312herby
hern76134892hern_
herns84825582herns
herry114922472herry
horny115619622horny
jenny153811622jenny
jerky196712422jerky
jerry155016182jerry
kern85326212kern_
kerne94718222kerne
kerns94719562kerns
kerry124916092kerry
meany104620482meany
meiny104015412meiny
mercy125916182mercy
merry104721492merry
nerdy95014702nerdy
nervy114610862nervy
penny105119452penny
peony105717562peony
perdy115417332perdy
perky145319482perky
perry105222712perry
porny106020192porny
serry84824122serry
teeny85417882teeny
tern46134802tern_
terne56426152terne
terns55226872terns
terry84721872terry
veiny115414362veiny
very108025642ver_y
weeny115316162weeny
wenny114412462wenny

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 Limit53800951.57634137.1
3Display Results95950.0165937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691951.90593801.0
 
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