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

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94 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
herpes11551732(None) 
heres86245901her_es
heroes94923821heroes
aeries64737782aeries
bermes106023002bermes
cepes94424462ce_pes
ceres75540012cer_es
certes84623082certes
crepes105419342crepes
ernes55224812_ernes
erses55826802_erses
feres86038182fer_es
haeres94017032haer_es
hares86255542har_es
harped124418402harped
harper115018402harper
harpers124916202harpers
harpies123818322harpies
harps105926872harp_s
heaped124516902heaped
heaper114119522heaper
heapers123616672heapers
heaps105223222heap_s
hearses104414532hearses
heaves124120302heaves
hebes105521672he_bes
hedges115016262hedges
heezes184211642heezes
helped124714152helped
helper114313092helper
helpers123311852helpers
helps105219342help_s
helves124316062helves
hemes105031082he_mes
hempen1338962hempen
hemps126917332hemp_s
henges104516462henges
henries102718282henries
hepper133412662hepper
heppest14228152heppest
herbed123513452herbed
herbs105520502her_bs
herded114215642herded
herder104516462herder
herders113914122herders
herds96424682her_ds
here76447102her_e_
heredes11313132heredes
heresy125011232her_esy
herls85226432her_ls
herms105626432her_ms
herns84825582her_ns
herons94820542herons
heros84930862her_os
herries104025072herries
hers75844872her__s
hertzes1938302hertzes
hexes155123042he_xes
hirees95117292hirees
hires86134342hir_es
hirples12149642hirples
hopes105835642h_opes
hordes104921632hordes
horses94729342horses
hypes135818672h_ypes
kermes124616132kermes
kernes104717532kernes
merces105720742merces
merdes94518602merdes
meres75143572mer_es
merges94122492merges
merles85322762merles
nerves94216192nerves
peres76246642per_es
perps95521482perp_s
perses85428062perses
serapes95218102serapes
seres55448892ser_es
serges74225972serges
series64540972series
serves94423652serves
sherpas1238092sherpas
terces83921412terces
ternes65422902ternes
theres96525472ther_es
thermes126214612thermes
thorpes125010352thorpes
verges104320182verges
vermes115019142vermes
verses94223762verses
verves124617882verves
wheres125917432wher_es
wherves16548052wherves
zeroes154314342zeroes

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551942.15638289.0
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691942.52970656.8
 
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