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

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163 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
nerdish113710(None) 
dervish1436982dervish
nebbish1444252nebbish
nerdier83110362nerdier
nerdiest92511162nerdiest
nerds65719252nerd_s_
nereis6315342nereis_
newish1237902ne_wish
perish114619062per_ish
perkish16258822perkish
reddish1238032reddish
serfish1348972serfish
baldish1339503baldish
beamish14259293beamish
bearish123013273bearish
beauish12268513beauish
burnish1238623burnish
caddish143810133caddish
carlish12312773carlish
cedis84317083ce_dis_
ceorlish1345383ceorlish
cercis104614493cercis_
ceriph1398463cer_iph
cerise84822043cer_ise
cherish15310463cher_ish
clerkish1744263clerkish
coldish1399303coldish
currish1238353currish
darkish1537943darkish
deafish1438533deafish
delish105215613de_lish
dermis94717163dermis_
derris73615273derris_
dish86328343___dish
dryish1336323_dryish
dudish1148313_dudish
elfish1267963_elfish
elvish1277563_elvish
emdash12244113_emdash
endash10297123_endash
energise947333energise
english1137953english
enravish1444243enravish
enrich1138943enr_ich
faddish15359003faddish
fermis114313503fermis_
fetish12310373fe_tish
feudist1137573feudist
fiendish1544033fiendish
furbish1536443furbish
furnish1337383furnish
garfish14179203garfish
garish104516933gar_ish
garnish111610853garnish
girlish1137193girlish
goodish1237963goodish
greyish1435173greyish
headfish1845443headfish
heimish1535463heimish
hellish13310723hellish
hennish1336863hennish
herdic123112303herdi_c
herdics13249523herdics
herding122915123herding
herds96424683herd_s_
heroism12311013heroism
jadish17319913_jadish
jerids142810943jerids_
jewfish2343543jewfish
kaddish16317973kaddish
kermis124012403kermis_
kiddish16276583kiddish
laddish12299723laddish
largish1138603largish
larkish1439083larkish
leftish13197253leftish
loudish1137983loudish
maddish14289483maddish
maidish13239553maidish
marish114319063mar_ish
merdes94518603merdes_
modish123813543_modish
narcism1188733narcism
narcist9512443narcist
nardine82712573nardine
nards65928463nard_s_
naris55735293nar_is_
nebbishy1841303nebbishy
neddies92710703neddies
needier84010623needier
neediest92611303neediest
needily1166323needily
needing93214423needing
needs65719633need_s_
neigh94912383ne__igh
neist54628443ne__ist
neolith1068783neolith
nerd56624943nerd___
nerdiness10208333nerdiness
nerdy95014703nerd__y
nereid7312933nerei_d
nereids838743nereids
nerolis71012783nerolis_
nerols6914893nerols_
nerts55924983ner_ts_
nerves94216193nerves_
nervier10298843nervier
nerviest11188833nerviest
nervily1336863nervily
nervine102510633nervine
nerving112910833nerving
noirish1037883noirish
nordic939473nordi_c
noris54928273nor_is_
nourish1039703nourish
nudism9357913n_udism
nudist73813323n_udist
nunnish1035933nunnish
nurds65518523nurd_s_
oarfish13158613oarfish
oddish11107653_oddish
ogreish1134673ogreish
ogrish1039263ogr_ish
oldish10169313_oldish
overfish1737893overfish
parish115022363par_ish
peakish16268873peakish
peckish18227293peckish
peevish1535783peevish
perdie94718513perdi_e
perdus93711273perdus_
peris75537073per_is_
persist9315853persist
pettish1238283pettish
prudish1376563prudish
radish103516923_radish
redfish1437793redfish
relish93916953re_lish
reraise7316313reraise
rerise64325633rer_ise
selfish1388513selfish
serais64326133serais_
tarnish101611883tarnish
tartish101512633tartish
terais64023513terais_
toadish1139063toadish
tundish1137283tundish
unmodish1443913unmodish
varnish13169553varnish
verdict1339583verdict
verdin103113023verdi_n
verdins112812333verdins
verism113214263ver_ism
verist93823893ver_ist
vermis114214963vermis_
warmish1538373warmish
weakish17217173weakish
wearish132310153wearish
wennish1336243wennish
wettish1335963wettish
widish13419363_widish
wildish1446853wildish
wormish1537163wormish

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911340270.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit1340271638.83015178.6
3Display Results1631630.1231325.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911639.46918871.2
 
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