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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 “gears” 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.

255 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
gears6462869(None) 
bears75739041bears
dears65736881dears
ears46356591_ears
fears84829391fears
gars55750741g_ars
gear55934971gear_
gnars66718851gnars
guars65021051guars
hears86737371hears
lears55938731lears
nears55529421nears
pears75138611pears
rears54739651rears
sears54744911sears
tears55436461tears
wears86030301wears
years84527671years
afars85716512afars
agars66120642agars
agers65027852age_rs
anears63717182anears
ars37670932__ars
bars66564092_bars
beads85429502beads
beaks115326622beaks
beams95328172beams
beans75734692beans
bear66844642bear_
beard86024962beard
beards94116672beards
beats76042242beats
beaus75127112beaus
beers75628392beers
blears85116452blears
boars75229602boars
cars67364762_cars
cedars93312832cedars
chars105936642chars
clears84116562clears
czars164812912czars
deads75726912deads
deairs74013782deairs
deals65435342deals
deans66131392deans
dear55343602dear_
deary95826842deary
debars94218042debars
deers64930522deers
denars74621432denars
dewars105117072dewars
dogears937512dogears
drears74614252drears
ear36867882_ear_
earl45838142_earl
earls56127512_earls
earn46737552_earn
earns55927562_earns
eats47054872_eats
egads74610922egads
egers65120372egers
eggars8398972eggars
eras45441502_eras
errs45622532_errs
ers36046282_e_rs
fear75337792fear_
feats86432752feats
feuars938652feuars
fiars86720832fiars
gabs76740422g_abs
gads67843382g_ads
gaes56348032g_aes
gags66441062g_ags
gals57946502g_als
gams76648882g_ams
gaps76042972g_aps
gar47259902g_ar_
garb75332672g_arb
garbs86321412g_arbs
gas48870252g_a_s
gats56753442g_ats
gaurs66317992gaurs
gays87338022g_ays
gazars164811552gazars
geared85317742geared
gecks125117092gecks
geds66730812ge_ds
geeks104915842geeks
gees55647882ge_es
gelds75118342gelds
gels56836102ge_ls
gelts65924612gelts
gems75329112ge_ms
genes65133092genes
genre66016802genre
genres75515622genres
genro64914032genro
genros74211332genros
gens55740072ge_ns
gents65729612gents
genus65319832genus
gerah9315302gerah
gerahs1039412gerahs
germ75428962ge_rm
germs85118872germs
gests66028812gests
getas65421482getas
gets55442482ge_ts
geums85414112geums
ghats95818612ghats
glads75620612glads
glairs75211332glairs
glams85822932glams
glans65125832glans
glare65222962glare
glares75518872glares
glary96018542glary
glass65518132glass
gleams94812252gleams
gleans75014742gleans
gnar56021382gnar_
gnarl65115572gnarl
gnarls74210772gnarls
gnarr64810692gnarr
gnarrs7407662gnarrs
gnats65217712gnats
gnaws96311142gnaws
goads77022852goads
goals65521292goals
goas55239942goa_s
goats65527302goats
goers65520252goers
grabs85719692grabs
grads75625752grads
grams85327312grams
grans64832542grans
grass66125202grass
grays95621332grays
greats76318392greats
guans64419442guans
guar56923292guar_
guard74415542guard
guards84611572guards
haars85620472haars
heads95127112heads
heals85733452heals
heaps105223222heaps
hear76143882hear_
heard95222752heard
hearse94114272hearse
heart85440742heart
hearts96218942hearts
heats85838402heats
heirs85618562heirs
hers75844872he_rs
hoars85925552hoars
izars145112932izars
jars117338352_jars
jeans126022112jeans
jeers124818132jeers
kbars114612602kbars
keas86337092kea_s
kebars124112492kebars
keirs95313672keirs
knars94416112knars
kyars124813962kyars
lars46956572_lars
leads66028492leads
leafs85721182leafs
leaks95923912leaks
leans55536252leans
leaps75522932leaps
lear47045952lear_
learn55322662learn
learns65513742learns
leary85927382leary
leas45954182lea_s
leers54828982leers
lehrs86111132lehrs
liars54723162liars
maars74621632maars
mars66261872_mars
meads85425322meads
meals75933372meals
means75831232means
meats75034052meats
neaps75618322neaps
near45236502near_
neats55931902neats
oars46846032_oars
pars67560792_pars
peags86122842peags
peaks114825622peaks
peals75235492peals
peans75437642peans
pear69745232pear_
pearl75324462pearl
pearls84715392pearls
peart76440752peart
peas65755062pea_s
peats76140192peats
peers75130272peers
reads64835272reads
reals55038652reals
reams75729622reams
reaps75626192reaps
rear45644552rear_
rearm75923572rearm
rearms85114652rearms
rebars84019832rebars
regears83012462regears
roars55622242roars
scars75433532scars
seals54839692seals
seams75731662seams
sear47353842sear_
seas45755272sea_s
seats54844342seats
seers55136382seers
sers45746652se_rs
sewars94018632sewars
shears93820902shears
smears84714432smears
soars54732512soars
spars75431542spars
spears84019472spears
stars55836572stars
swears94114072swears
tars46763952_tars
teaks94222902teaks
teals56234132teals
teams75726512teams
tear45242882tear_
teary85124052teary
teas45851492tea_s
teats55636812teats
tsars56717112tsars
tzars144914272tzars
vars75742072_vars
veals84926192veals
veers84521362veers
velars93913722velars
wars78659802_wars
weals85428742weals
weans85326742weans
wear75836722wear_
weary115620612weary
weirs84316492weirs
yeahs115214552yeahs
yeans86624882yeans
year76534252year_
yearn86316432yearn
yearns9509542yearns
yeas78638422yea_s
zeals145320852zeals

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538002551.47036598.6
3Display Results2552550.0634047.6
 (SQL Overall)1786912551.82997698.7
 
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