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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forfingerer” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
fingerer1212722(None) 
fingered13128331fingered
fingerers13136301fingerers
lingerer9118301lingerer
fidgeter1343782fidgeter
figurer11215862fi_gurer
filterer11258142filterer
finger104920332fing__er
fingers113418432finger_s
gingered11127742gingered
hinderer1238272hinderer
lingered10129642lingered
lingerers10126922lingerers
sincerer1037202sincerer
tinkerer1286802tinkerer
winterer112110442winterer

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059163.18637997.2
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691163.57649969.5