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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 “observers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
observers144396(None) 
observer1344721observer_
observes1346161observe_s
conservers1547682conservers
deservers13107292deservers
observe1245322observe__
observed1444372observe_d
reservers12138102reservers
servers103214832__servers
absenters1156173absenters
absolvers1443133absolvers
absorbers1353983absorbers
asserters956393asserters
beavers124417323_b_eavers
conserver1448723conserver_
conserves14311193conserve_s
deserters10129983deserters
deserver12118383deserver_
deserves12109893deserve_s
inserters92210283inserters
lobsterers1243483lobster_ers
obeyers1234813ob_e_yers
observant1444453observant
observants1553353observants
observing1544383observing
obsesses1036223obsesse_s
obsessors1142883obsessors
obverses1335803obverse_s
offerers1434933offer_ers
orderers9116563order_ers
outserves12147373outserve_s
oysterers1245573oyster_ers
preservers15115693preservers
reobserves1542623reobserve_s
reserver11119633reserver_
reserves111011983reserve_s
sergers83815633__sergers
server94917713__server_
serves94423653__serve_s
severs94121123__se_vers
subserves1447183subserve_s
swervers1455213_swervers

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641427.23320550.4
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.40524131.1
 
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