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

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

30 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
quaeres16331084(None) 
quaere154110671quaere_
quatres163411931quatres
haeres94017032_haeres
quakers20309692quaker_s
quakes194013342qua_kes
quare143920542qua_re_
quarks193810912qua_rks
quarrel1636102quarrel
quarrels1735082quarrels
quarries1749942quarries
quartes163314932quartes
quarts154715932qua_rts
quashes192110972quashes
quasses16209502quasses
quatre153512352quatre_
quavered2144812quavered
quaverer2054582quaverer
quaverers2143852quaverers
quavers19309012quaver_s
queered17117212queered
queerer16106502queerer
queerest1746272queerest
queers153510772queer_s
queries16315872qu_eries
querns15307942qu_erns
queues153510192qu_eues
quires154015752qu_ires
squares163714462squa_res
tuyeres10417792tuyeres

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671303.23333303.7
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691303.59349733.1
 
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