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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 “sharpies” 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.

32 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
sharpies1341123(None) 
harpies123818321_harpies
sharpie1238401sharpie_
chappies172610102chappies
charlies133414232charlies
gharries12318212gharries
hardies114923232_hardies
harpins123615702_harpins
harries103525492_harries
scampies1439332scampies
scrapies124612482scrapies
shammies15259692shammies
shandies122714112shandies
shannies113411262shannies
shanties113116592shanties
shapes115124952sha_p_es
shares95236412shar__es
sharias102516002shar_ias
sharifs13279902shar_ifs
sharped134112052sharp_ed
sharpen12389722sharp_en
sharpens13377812sharpens
sharper124312702sharp_er
sharpers133810942sharpers
sharpest1339152sharp_est
sharping143011372sharping
sharpness1434942sharpness
sharps115516082sharp__s
shavies134213212sha_vies
sherries111812892sherries
shorties11414582shorties
smarties10312872smarties

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121059323.84631476.6
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691324.26241926.6
 
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