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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 “pliers” 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.

123 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
pliers8471515(None) 
fliers94417191fliers
liers55130401_liers
piers75926331p_iers
plier75221281plier_
plies74526511plie_s
plyers114912981plyers
priers84521191priers
alders74218422alders
aliens65619212aliens
aliners74717722aliners
alters64924222alters
appliers1235572appliers
beliers94617382beliers
biers76225222_biers
briers85319732briers
clivers123411752clivers
criers83918582criers
driers74516732driers
elders74817302elders
elvers93814982elvers
filers94623722filers
fleers96015792fleers
flier86023402flier_
flies85630712flie_s
flirs85518932fli_rs
flyers125712802flyers
friers94718932friers
gliders94811842gliders
gluers75011152gluers
inliers73110742inliers
kiers95320092_kiers
leers54828982_leers
liars54723162_liars
libers84721442_libers
liens56525502_liens
lier45942462_lier_
lies46454192_lie_s
lieus56218482_lieus
lifers95617842_lifers
ligers75022042_ligers
likers104620912_likers
liners65428852_liners
liters65429882_liters
livers94927822_livers
milers84625162milers
oilers64721192oilers
osiers63412792osiers
pacers105124542pacers
pagers94423252pagers
pairs75325832pai_rs
palier85023562palier_
palmers113513622palmers
palters94021682palters
paniers94717332paniers
papers105125322papers
parers85530742parers
paters84935832paters
pavers115021822pavers
pawers114818782pawers
payers114621822payers
peers75130272p_eers
pelters93720312pelters
peters86624592peters
pier66035292p_ier_
pies66949602p_ie_s
pikers124717392pikers
piles74742612pile_s
pileus84514942pileus
pilfers1238962pilfers
pipers104318662pipers
pitiers93812652pitiers
placers114515262placers
plaiters103512632plaiters
planers94517942planers
platers93924092platers
players124313762players
pleas75627032pl_eas
plebs95814582pl_ebs
plews105415352pl_ews
plie65127392plie__
plied85118592plie_d
plinkers14309392plinkers
plinks124913262plinks
plovers123611832plovers
plowers123812242plowers
plyer106214332plyer_
poisers94214432poisers
pokers124617922pokers
polders103617372polders
polers84225642polers
policers12259992policers
polies84034582polie_s
pollers93420022pollers
posers84223972posers
powers113822322powers
pricers113915062pricers
prier75027762prier_
pries74339532prie_s
primers114215672primers
priors83914482priors
prizers183911842prizers
pryers115012242pryers
pulers83820282pulers
pullers93618482pullers
pulpers114612282pulpers
pulsers94213152pulsers
reliers75519212reliers
repliers103710162repliers
shiers94921752shiers
skiers104713702skiers
slicers94114922slicers
sliders83515222sliders
slier54827242slier_
slivers104115252slivers
spiers84421742spiers
splicers12338112splicers
tiers55526522_tiers
tilers63523502tilers
triers64321522triers
twiers95410162twiers
ulcers839382ulcers
viers85621952_viers

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit825511232.64331233.8
3Display Results1231230.0304100.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911233.03358915.6
 
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