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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 “sheer” 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.

196 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
sheer8472689(None) 
cheer105420381cheer
seer45547041s_eer
shear85424831shear
sheen85023311sheen
sheep105321521sheep
sheers94322401sheers
sheet84836961sheet
shewer124515111shewer
shier85428941shier
shoer84722161shoer
shyer114714781shyer
sneer54919951sneer
speer74623901speer
steer55423861steer
sweer84918571sweer
ameer75618982ameer
ashier94714832ashier
ashler9459972ashler
beer65635992_beer
cheder125113492cheder
cheek145115712cheek
cheep125416502cheep
cheero114712932cheero
cheers114518912cheers
cheery144913152cheery
chewer145512622chewer
deer56739022_deer
emeer74815362emeer
fleer86020772fleer
freer86021242freer
ghee85726112ghee_
ghees95215552ghees
hear76143882_hear
heder95623642_heder
heed86437602_heed
heel75034222_heel
heir77523802_heir
her66547812_h_er
here76447102_here
hewer115719932_hewer
hexer155116682_hexer
hoer76533982_hoer
jeer115426462_jeer
leer46239352_leer
peer66238352_peer
queer143712812queer
saber75330242saber
safer84721812safer
sager65432052sager
saker95132022saker
saner54334322saner
saver84831252saver
sawer85026212sawer
sayer84926552sayer
schemer1477962schemer
schmeer1475362schmeer
sear47353842s_ear
seder64826762seder
see35772262s_ee_
seed55549482s_eed
seeder74320772seeder
seek85935482s_eek
seeker103615362seeker
seel45042982s_eel
seem65438562s_eem
seemer84418042seemer
seen46943122s_een
seep66540342s_eep
seers55136382s_eers
sees45361052s_ees
ser36752402s__er
sere46153472s_ere
serer55935512serer
sever85426052sever
sewer84426222sewer
shader104218762shader
shaker134319462shaker
shaper114119932shaper
share86437082share
sharer95025482sharer
shaver123718912shaver
she66837692sh_e_
shea76031572sh_ea
sheaf115424122sheaf
sheal84927702sheal
shearer104414682shearer
shears93820902shears
sheas86331792sheas
shed86536152sh_ed
shedder12339322shedder
sheds96122702sheds
sheens95116992sheens
sheeny124912192sheeny
sheered113515452sheered
sheerer103813842sheerer
sheerly13337702sheerly
sheesh1237812sheesh
sheeter103814912sheeter
sheets93918502sheets
sheeve123412842sheeve
sheik122514662sheik
shekel1338382shekel
shelf115221112shelf
shell84424122shell
sheller103515892sheller
shelter103214962shelter
shelver134211062shelver
shend94719972shend
shent85933502shent
sheol84318372sheol
sheqel1846522sheqel
sherd96321152sherd
sherry124510412sherry
shes75734352sh_es
shew108030762sh_ew
shewed134716182shewed
shewers134312052shewers
shewn115715702shewn
shews115924712shews
shied96125492shied
shiel811023772shiel
shiers94921752shiers
shies86136552shies
shiner93820872shiner
shire84727132shire
shirr84716922shirr
shiver124517372shiver
shlep104914832shlep
shmear1176932shmear
shoe75933442shoe_
shoed95723012shoed
shoers94518332shoers
shoes85429662shoes
shore85432652shore
shover124515992shover
shower124315112shower
shred98125612shred
shrew119720172shrew
shyers124712202shyers
sieur5911892sieur
siker95326032siker
siver85728612siver
sizer145521812sizer
skee85431472skee_
skeed105018982skeed
skeen94817402skeen
skees95023122skees
skeet95429182skeet
skewer13519612skewer
skier95119592skier
sleek94619042sleek
sleep74920182sleep
sleet55639132sleet
slier54827242slier
slyer85515122slyer
smear74416392smear
smeek114912352smeek
sneers64016172sneers
sneery93610412sneery
sober74822412sober
soever94412092soever
sorer56236592sorer
sower85229312sower
spear75821062spear
speed85526622speed
speel74420762speel
speers85019952speers
speir75315362speir
spewer115112152spewer
sphere113313662sphere
spier75728032spier
steed66024942steed
steek95418002steek
steel55721992steel
steep76020702steep
steers63820982steers
stere55328542stere
suber74924502suber
suer45334032s_uer
super74924482super
surer54833102surer
swear85316852swear
sweep104715722sweep
sweet85330522sweet
thee78039062thee_
their85512152their
there87527392there
usher84517762ush_er
veer76229572_veer
weer75535092_weer
whee105429592whee_
wheel115515332wheel
wheen115016052wheen
wheep136214352wheep
where117019422where

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538001961.43637465.2
3Display Results1961960.0633111.1
 (SQL Overall)1786911961.81298615.3
 
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